India vs England | Former Indian cricketers lash out at Virat Kohli & Co.
India’s crushing defeat at the hands of the English cricket team did not go down well with some of India’s former cricketers as they took to Twitter to express their grievances over the loss. The likes of Virender Sehwag, Bishan Singh Bedi, and VVS Laxman were some people who voiced their concerns.
No one, the Indian management included, could have foreseen the almost surreal defeat that awaited them at the Lord’s after a pretty competitive start to the five-match Test series at Edgbaston. India went down by an innings and 159 runs, which meant they are now trailing the hosts by a margin of 2-0.
It would be unfair to put the blame solely on the Indian captain, Virat Kohli, who could not replicate his Edgbaston performance as it was a collective loss for the visitors in which they were clearly outplayed by a dominant England team led by Joe Root. But the end result was not easy to digest by all and some of India’s former cricketers took to the popular social media site, Twitter, to express their views on the dismal defeat at Lord’s.
Former India opener - Virender Sehwag, who is known for his witty Tweets, revealed his disappointment at the loss and hoped that Kohli’s squad would bounce back in the third Test at Trent Bridge.Â
Very poor from India. While we all want to stand by our team and support them when they don’t do well, going down without a fight is very disappointing to watch. Hope they have the confidence and mental strength to comeback from this.
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) 12 August 2018
Former India spinner, Bishan Singh Bedi, also expressed his opinion on the matter in a rather cryptic message on Twitter.
Dismal Indns at Lord’s..everyone remotely connected w/Indn Crkt knows where the problem lies or stems frm..but will not utter a word fr want of strength of character & courage o conviction..which is even more depressing really than the batting debacle actually..!!
— Bishan Bedi (@BishanBedi) 12 August 2018
Former Test specialist and SRH mentor, VVS Laxman, however, backed the Indians amidst a lamenting undertone and asked the players to learn from the loss and hoped the men in blue won’t repeat their mistakes in the rest of the series.
Caught in unfavourable conditions, not reading what the opposition threw saw India lose the Lord’s Test tamely without showing a fight. Hopefully lessons are learnt quickly and the rest of the batsman start applying themselves going forward.
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) 13 August 2018
Former Indian batsman singled out skipper Virat Kohli as he pointed out that his lower back injury seemed to be creeping back in at Lord’s.
Kohli isn’t looking good. Missed playing county because of an injury. Seemed to have picked up a niggle here. Indian cricket’s most important asset needs to be protected. #EngvInd
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) 12 August 2018
Sanjay Manjrekar, who is known for not mincing his words, also took to Twitter to express his disappointment over India’s
As for India, well, no easy solution to their batting woes. Best we control the controllables then. Like team selection & play the extra batsman in the next Test no matter what!
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) 12 August 2018
While watching India’s batting misery it was impossible to also not see the class of Anderson & Broad. Sheer pleasure watching them bowl today. 👏👏👏🙏
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) 12 August 2018
