Zero trophies in 10 years – that is the stunning statistic that gives each the carrot and stick for an Indian cricket facet dealing with a Mt Everest climb towards Australia at The Oval tonight.
Though India has turn out to be the monetary powerhouse of world cricket, the sport’s most influential nation by far and an virtually unbeatable Test match pressure at residence, there’s one conspicuous hole in its resume, or ought to we are saying, its trophy cupboard.
It is solely that since a decade in the past this month (June, 2013), when it received the ICC Champions Trophy in England, India it has didn’t win a worldwide cricket title in T20, 50-over or Test cricket.
India’s final World Cup success was the 2011 50-over World Cup, which it hosted (as it’ll once more later this yr).
That’s one of many the explanation why India, which can resume on day 5 at The Oval needing 280 runs from their final seven wickets for victory within the World Test Championship towards Australia, want a victory tonight.
Otherwise that nation will probably be 0-10 since its final ICC title, a cringe-worthy statistic for a rustic ruling the world in so some ways.
Former England captain Michael Vaughan didn’t mince phrases when reviewing India’s effort final yr after it bowed out of the T20 World Cup in Australia within the semi-finals.
“Since successful the 50-over World Cup, what have they carried out? Nothing.’’ Vaughan wrote in The London Telegraph.
“India are taking part in a white-ball recreation that’s dated and have carried out for years. India are essentially the most underperforming white-ball crew in historical past. Every participant on the earth who goes to the Indian Premier League says the way it improves their recreation, however what have India ever delivered?“
For all the IPL razzle and dazzle and greenback dominance, it’s merely extraordinary that since India received the primary World T20 title in 2007 it has failed to take action once more even if Pakistan (2009), England (2010 and 2022), West Indies (2012 and 2016), Sri Lanka (2014) and Australia (2021) have claimed the crown.
It’s not as if India has carried out poorly in bilateral tournaments for it has overwhelmed Australia at its previous two Test match sequence in Australia properly as being nigh unbeatable at residence.
The the explanation why it not dominated international tournaments usually are not clear.
Among the recommendations have been that the Indians play a lot they lack the razor sharpness for particular challenges, that they’re extra within the Indian Premier League than successful international titles, and that since MS Dhoni stop the captaincy they’ve lacked a very unifying chief.
But the underside line is they need to be doing higher, which provides an additional layer of strain to the ultimate day at The Oval.
Originally revealed as World Test Championship last: reside scores, news from day 5 at The Oval
Source: www.news.com.au
