India vs England: Harshit Rana celebrates after dismissing an English batter.© AFP
England endured a horrific India Tour that ended with a 142-run loss against India in Ahmedabad on Wednesday. With the large loss, the Jos Buttler-led side were clean-sweeped 3-0 within the ODI series. Before that India won the T20I series as well. Former England star batter Kevin Pietersen blasted England’s approach throughout the series. He accused the side of practically not practising in any respect in the course of the course of the series.
“That they had one rehearsal, the day before the Nagpur game. That they had no practice since. Just one batter who had a net was Joe Root. Sorry, but you can not come to the sub-continent, carry on making the identical mistake after which not practice. There isn’t a single sportsperson who goes right into a series and decides ‘I’m going to recover without practice.’ I’m sorry. I used to be flabbergasted after I learnt England hasn’t practiced because the first game,” Pietersen said after the third India vs England ODI.
“I get it. Enjoy yourselves. These are the perfect time of your life. Play golf. Exit, eat in a wonderful restaurant. But you receives a commission to attain runs. That’s the reason you receives a commission. You receives a commission to win games of cricket. You do not get paid to play golf. This isn’t a golf tour, it is a cricket tour. You practice so that you simply leave on a flight tomorrow knowing ‘I even have given my every part to win a game of cricket for England’. There not one person in that England dressing room that cane get on a plane tomorrow, could also be Joe Root is the just one who tried and practiced…not a single player tried.
“I’m gutted, that I even have to say that you may disrespect Indian conditions and India a lot. I’m absolutely gutted as an Englishman.”
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