The Indian cricket team and coach Rahul Dravid are getting heavily slammed after the Indian team lost the second ODI of the 3-match series to West Indies and the series got leveled at 1-1. The former Indian cricketer Kapil Dev is also not happy with the manner in which India is losing matches, especially the matches in important tournaments. He expresses his unhappiness over the players who are injured, saying that if Bumrah is not able to play the upcoming World Cup, then all the time invested on him would go waste.
During an interview, Kapil Dev said, “What happened to Bumrah? He started working with so much belief, but if he’s not there (in World Cup semi-final/final)… we wasted time on him. Rishabh Pant… such a great cricketer. Had he been there, our Test cricket would’ve been better.”
Kapil Dev slams the players who play IPL with minor injuries but when it comes to playing for the country with minor injuries, they prefer to take rest.
He said, “God is kind, it’s not as if I never got injured. But today, they are playing 10 months in a year. Give a benefit of doubt to that, but everybody has to look after themselves. IPL is a great thing but IPL can spoil you also. Because, a little bit of injuries and you will play in IPL. A little bit of injuries, you won’t play for India. You would take a break. I’m being very open about it.”
Kapil Dev didn’t mince words when he slammed the BCCI for not managing the workload of cricketers, he said, “If you have a small injury, you would play in IPL if it’s an important game. At this stage, cricket board has to understand how much cricket they should play. That is the bottomline. If today, you have resources, money, but you don’t have three or five-year calendars. There’s something wrong with cricket board there.”
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