New Delhi. Team India's clean sweep defeat has created an outcry in Indian cricket. Veteran players are giving a lot of criticism to the board regarding Indian pitches. Former Team India spinner Harbhajan Singh has clearly said that in the series against New Zealand, such a pitch was used where anyone can get anyone out. There is no need to call veterans Shane Warne, Muttiah Muralitharan and Saqlain Mushtaq here. In the 3-match Test series, New Zealand's spin bowlers easily trapped the Indian batsmen with their spin. For the first time, the Indian team lost the 3-match Test series at home by 0-3.
Harbhajan Singh wrote on social media X, 'Turning pitches are becoming your own enemy. Congratulations New Zealand you have overtaken us. I have been saying for many years that the Indian team needs to play on better pitches. These turning pitches make every batsman very ordinary. This defeat of the Indian team has also affected the WTC points table. Team India has slipped from first to second position in the WTC points table.
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Throughout the series against New Zealand, stalwarts like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli kept yearning for runs. These stalwarts were playing at home as if they did not know how to play against spin. When star players were asked to play domestic matches in their free time, many of them planned to travel abroad. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma did not consider it appropriate to play in Duleep Trophy to prepare for this Test series.
'These pitches have been prepared for 2-3 day Test matches'
Harbhajan said, 'Batsmen of previous generations never played on such pitches. These pitches have been prepared for test matches of two-three days. You don't need Murali, Warne or Saqlain on these pitches to bowl out teams. Anyone can get anyone out. The next tour of the Indian team is to Australia where it has to play a 5-match Test series. The first test match of the series will be played in Perth from 22 November.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : November 3, 2024, 9:35 PM IST
