Virat KohliFormer Pakistan Test leg-spinner Mushtaq Ahmed said the decision to step down from T20 captaincy indicates “all is not well” in the Indian dressing room, who blamed bio-bubble fatigue for the country’s early exit from the ongoing World Cup. ordained. Kohli had announced that he was leading Royal Challengers Bangalore for the last time when the IPL was held in the United Arab Emirates before the World Cup and also confirmed that the ICC event was his last as captain in the T20 format. There will be a match.
“When a successful captain says that he wants to step down, it means that all is not well in the dressing room. I see two groups in the Indian dressing room right now… Mumbai and Delhi groups,” Mushtaq , who is currently working in the High Performance Center of PCB.
Kohli led the Indian team for the last time in T20Is during their last match of the World Cup against Namibia on Monday and Mushtaq said that he hopes to retire from T20 Internationals soon.
Mushtaq said on Geo News channel, “I think Kohli will soon retire from T20 Internationals for his country, although he will remain in the Indian Premier League. I think he has a lot of this format.”
India failed to qualify for the semi-finals of an ICC event for the first time since 2012, much to the dismay of Indian cricket fans and critics.
The 51-year-old, who has previously worked as a spin consultant with England and other teams including Delhi Daredevils, said, “I think India flopped in the World Cup because of the IPL.”
“I think their players were tired and exhausted after being in the Bio Secure bubble for so long before the World Cup.”
Former Pakistan captain and top batsman Inzamam-ul-Haq also agreed that the Indian team was tired and mentally exhausted after the long IPL event in the UAE.
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He said sportspersons are human beings and it was not easy to live in a bio-secure environment for so long.
Inzamam said, “I agree with what Ravi Shastri has said that the Indian players were not mentally prepared for the World Cup. They were tired and upset after the IPL and this can be seen in their initial rounds of matches. could.”
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