Ravichandran Ashwin
The Indian team has to play the first match of the five-match Test series against England on home soil from January 25. Even before the start of this series, there has been a round of rhetoric from the England team where former England captain Michael Vaughan had said about Team India that it was the worst performing team in world cricket. Now, Indian team's veteran off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has reacted to his statement.
India has performed better in overseas tests in recent years
On the tour of South Africa, the Indian team failed to win the Test series but definitely ended the series with a 1-1 draw. Regarding Michael Vaughan's statement, Ashwin said on his YouTube channel that after the end of the first Test match against Africa, Michael Vaughan made a statement that India were the worst performing team. Yes, we haven't won a single ICC trophy overall in the last few years, but we call ourselves a powerhouse of the game. We have definitely played better than other teams in tests on overseas tours in recent years. Following his statement, some experts from our own country questioned whether India was an underperforming team. I actually laughed after hearing that.
I don't think they'll win anything
Michael Vaughan, while commenting on the Indian team during the third game of the three-match Test series between Australia and Pakistan, had said that they have not won much in recent times. I think they are an underperforming team. You win nothing. When was the last time you won something? With all the talent, all the skills he has. It was great that he won twice in Australia, but in the last World Cups, the last T20 World Cups, he was nowhere. You go to South Africa where you know Test match cricket is useful and you put in performances like that… I mean, with all the talent and resources they have, I don't think they can do anything live.
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