NEW DELHI: Former New Zealand cricketer Simon Doull has voiced his apprehensions relating to India’s efficiency in main International Cricket Council (ICC) occasions. Doull emphasised that enjoying fearless cricket is essential on the grand stage, and Team India has struggled to undertake this method.
In a dialog with Sky Sports, Simon Doull remarked, “Fearless cricket is their issue. They don’t play fearless cricket enough. They play statistics-driven cricket, and they are too worried about their stats too often. And to me, that is the one area I am concerned about their batting side.”
Doull acknowledged India’s immense expertise pool and the emergence of younger skills however underscored the significance of enjoying with fearless intent.
“They have got all the talent and some of the best players if not the best players in the world. But it is about playing fearless cricket at the right time of the tournament, and I think that is what has really let them down in the last few World Cups,” Doull acknowledged.

He additional elaborated on the difficulty, suggesting that the concern of public opinion and the stress of securing their place within the group could also be hindering India’s gamers from taking calculated dangers on the sphere.
“They don’t go out there and take risks because they are so worried about what might be said, what might be printed, or what someone might ask them about their place in the team. That’s the one area I am concerned with,” Doull added.
While India has been a formidable facet within the final decade, persistently taking part in ICC occasions, their report in main tournaments has been beneath scrutiny. Despite reaching the finals of the ICC World Test Championships on two events, they had been unable to safe victory, elevating questions on their intent.

With the upcoming ICC One-Day International (ODI) World Cup scheduled to be held in India, the Indian cricket group will intention to dispel these considerations and recreate the magic of their 2011 World Cup triumph.
In the fast future, Team India is about to face Sri Lanka within the remaining of the Asia Cup 2023 in Colombo on Sunday, adopted by a three-match ODI sequence in opposition to Australia at dwelling earlier than embarking on their World Cup marketing campaign. Their World Cup journey begins with a conflict in opposition to Australia in Chennai on October 8.
(With inputs from IANS)