India vs England | Former players criticize visitors for not practicing after Lord’s defeat

Tuesday was the second day since the Lord’s Test ended and as the days passed by, none of the Indian players were seen on the field for a practice session. According to the travel schedule, the team would be reaching Nottingham today (August 15). As a result, the likes of KL Rahul, M Vijay, Ajinkya Rahane, and others, who have looked clueless against the swinging ball, would get only two sessions to train (starting from Thursday).

On the other hand, a source close to the team insisted that the players needed the break to work on the mental aspect of the game and the extra practice sessions won’t make a difference at this stage of the series.

However, former England great Geoffrey Boycott, in his column in the Daily Telegraph, lashed out at the way India performed in both the Test matches (at Edgbaston and Lord’s). He felt that the Indian team lacked practice and did not plan properly for the England tour.

“They have not sat, discussed or practised in the nets and got their heads around how they are going to bat differently in England,” Boycott wrote in his column.

“Obviously, the more a team practises, the better it gets. But it’s important to understand the need of practising intelligently and addressing the issues in the right manner,” Ganguly said.

However, Kohli disagreed with the greats on a few technical issues that needed to be dealt with. He felt that it was more about the mental aspect of the sport rather than the technical issues.