The former Indian batter was referring to the ongoing uproar on social media against the Indian cricket team after their 1-3 Test series loss to Australia. In his bold statement, Kaif said that Team India is more focused on white-ball cricket and is falling behind in the Test arena.
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Mohammad Kaif said in a video posted on his X handle on January 5: “On 23rd February, India will earn a lot of praise by beating Pakistan (in the Champions Trophy 2025), and everyone will say we are a champion team in white-ball cricket. But if India wants to win the World Test Championship, then we will have to make a Test match team.
Meanwhile, cricket experts and former cricketers are urging Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma to play in the upcoming second round of the Ranji Trophy 2024-25, starting January 23, due to their horrific run since September. Kohli has averaged just 30 since 2022, with 190 runs in nine innings on the recent Australia tour, including a century in Perth.
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Rohit struggled even more, scoring just 31 runs at an average of 6.20, the lowest by any touring captain in Australia. Following India's 1-3 defeat in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25, Mohammad Kaif also urged the national cricket team to intensify their focus on Test cricket and play more domestic matches.
He signed off by saying, “It's not just Gautam Gambhir who is at fault. All players get the chance to play in the Ranji Trophy, but it gets tiresome for the players, and they prefer rest over playing in the Ranji Trophy. They don't play Ranji Trophy; they don't play practice matches. Then how will they become better players? It's tough to play on turning tracks in India and tougher to play on seaming tracks in Australia and South Africa. So, if you don't practice well, WTC will keep eluding you. Now, India needs to work hard in Test cricket.”
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) January 5, 2025
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