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After the crushing defeat against Australia in the recently-concluded World Test Championship (WTC) final, India continue to draw flak from fans and experts across the globe.
Legendary West Indies pacer Andy Roberts is the latest to join the bandwagon. Roberts, who was arguably the greatest fast bowler of his time and part of the famous Windies pace quartet, accused Indian cricket of being arrogant and overconfident. With the IPL vs country debate not dying down anytime soon, Roberts reckons India need to get their priorities straight.
“There is this arrogance which has crept into Indian cricket and through this, India have underestimated the rest of the world. India must decide what their focus is—Test cricket or limited overs cricket. T20 cricket will run its course. There is no contest between bat and ball there,” said Roberts during an interview.
Team India has fumbles in ICC knockouts. Since the 2013 Champions Trophy, India have messed up eight opportunities of adding an ICC silverware including two WTC finals.
Meanwhile, International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the third edition of the World Test Championship (WTC). India’s two-Test tour of the West Indies is also part of the third edition of the WTC. India will take on West Indies in Dominica and Trinidad next month.
India will also host New Zealand for a three-match series, England for five Tests and Bangladesh for two matches. India will tour Australia (five Tests) and South Africa (two Tests) in the third WTC cycle.
