Legendary all-rounder Kapil Dev has labelled the present Indian crew as “chokers” after its elimination from the T20 World Cup following a 10-wicket drubbing by England within the second semifinal in Adelaide.

The heavy defeat on Thursday marked India’s fifth knockout loss within the final six World Cups.

“I will not go into the details and slam them because these are the same players who have gotten us a lot of respect in the past but yes, we can call them chokers. That’s okay. There is no denying it — after coming so close, they choke,” Kapil advised ABP News.

The 1983 World Cup-winning skipper, nevertheless, stated followers shouldn’t be too crucial of the crew’s efficiency within the semifinals.

“I agree, India performed dangerous cricket, however we can’t be overly crucial primarily based on only one sport.

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“See, now that the match is over, it’s unfair that we must always come down this difficult on the Indian crew. Yes, they didn’t play effectively and criticism is justified. But so far as in the present day’s match, all we will say is that England learn the pitch higher and performed higher cricket.

Kapil stated the children should come ahead now and take the crew to the highest.

“I would say that the team needs to look ahead. It’s time for the younger players to come forward and take charge.”

India final received an ICC event in 2013 after they beat England to say the Champions Trophy.

Since then, they’ve certified for the knockout phases of the 2014 T20 World Cup (last), 2015 ODI World Cup (semifinal), 2016 T20 World Cup (semifinal), 2017 Champions Trophy (last), 2019 ODI World Cup (semifinal), 2021 World Test Championship Final, the 2022 T20 World Cup (semifinal), however misplaced all of them.

England fully outplayed India by reaching the goal of 169 in simply 16 overs with opener Alex Hales and captain Jos Buttler slamming unbeaten half-centuries.