Last Updated: November 30, 2023, 13:38 IST
Sunil Gavaskar desires the selectors to take large selections in wake of ODI WC defeat. (AFP Photo)
India’s await an ICC trophy continues after they completed runners-up within the current ODI World Cup.
India legend Sunil Gavaskar reckons that the time has come for the workforce administration to admit the errors which have contributed to their ICC trophy drought.
India had been in red-hot kind throughout the current ODI World Cup as they stormed into the ultimate of with 10 wins in a row earlier than falling flat within the summit conflict towards Australia.
The defeat prolonged India’s await an ICC trophy having final received the Champions Trophy in 2013.
“India will have to accept some of the errors they made in the final if they want to go on and win a trophy,” Gavaskar wrote in a column for the Mid-day.
The former skipper highlighted the truth that regardless of the IPL, thought of to be the very best T20 league on this planet, the Indian workforce hasn’t been in a position to win a T20 World Cup.
“Trying to show solidarity is one thing, but if mistakes are not accepted, then the progress will be slower. Over the next few weeks, big decisions will have to be made by individuals and the selection committee. India not winning the T20 World Cup after 2007 is a huge disappointment considering the exposure its players and youngsters get playing in the IPL,” Gavaskar stated.
“India not winning the World Cup was disappointing, no doubt, but that is over now, and the game will move on. Over the last four World Cups, the Indian team entered the final twice with one win and got into the semi-finals on the other two occasions. That is a terrific performance when you compare it with the other teams, and only Australia have been better with two trophy wins,” he added.
The subsequent ICC occasion is the T20 World Cup in 2024 which can be co-hosted by the West Indies and the USA in June.
