The debate over Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli's ODI future has been dominating the headlines, but former Indian batter Mohammad Kaif believes that everyone is looking at the wrong issue.
After India's T20I and ODI series defeats against England, Kaif has urged the national selectors and the team management to stop worrying about Virat Kohli's and Rohit Sharma’s international futures and fix the real weakness before the 2027 ICC ODI World Cup.
The cricket pundit has boldly said that the Indian team cannot think about winning another World Cup unless the bowling attack improves. He also believes that the team also needs to address the fielding and fitness issues and stop making the batting issue the main reason for the recent debacle. Recently, Saba Karim sends big message after Rohit Sharma's stunning Lord's century.
After India’s back-to-back T20 series and ODI series losses, Mohammad Kaif said too much attention is being given to Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli while the bowlers continue to struggle. He pointed out that the bowlers failed to put the opposition under pressure and deliver.
Kaif also highlighted India's recent tour of Ireland, where the home team posted 180 runs in the first T20I, the highest total ever at that venue. He then pointed to England's massive 387-run total in the final ODI at Lord's, which became the second-highest ODI score at the famous ground.
Mohammad Kaif said on Cricbuzz: “We are talking about Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. But the real problem of our Indian team is the bowling. We are targeting Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli and avoiding focusing on the real issues. Actually, if we look at this tour, our bowling was so poor.”
Mohammad Kaif issues World Cup warning over India's struggling bowling attack
Kaif stressed that India cannot depend only on its batting line-up, but the bowlers should also be able to defend low scores and keep the team in the contest. If that does not happen, he said that India can’t win the upcoming World Cup, and even big teams would continue to trouble them.
The former Indian batter explained, “So, I am seeing that we have to do a lot of hard work on the bowling. We are focusing on the wrong things. If we want to win the World Cup, we have to work on bowling. Do we have such a bowling attack that can defend 250 runs?
There will be some games when our batters fail. So, the question is, will this bowling attack complement it? Can you defend a low-scoring game? You can't put everything on the batsmen.” Earlier, Kris Srikkanth delivers honest verdict on Gautam Gambhir after England series loss.
Mohammad Kaif questions India's growing injury problem, poor bowling and fielding
Kaif feels the team management should spend less time discussing the future of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli and focus more on improving the bowling department. He also urged the team management to work on improving fielding and fitness standards. The commentator also questioned why India is suffering so many injuries lately.
He signed off by saying, “I feel that Shubman Gill and Gautam Gambhir, after this tour, in which they have won only one match, must put focus on the bowling, not on Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and batting. We should focus on fielding and fitness. Who will take responsibility for the injuries? So apart from Rohit, there are other major things that we should focus on and rectify.”
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