The Indian media on Tuesday lambasted their cricket team for their poor performance saying MS Dhoni’s men should never have been ranked the top Test side.
“India don’t deserve to be number one Test side in the world,” screamed a front-page banner headline in The Times of India.
The paper said Dhoni’s team became the top-ranked Test side only because of a “statistical sleight of hand.” “Thousands of those who saw India’s craven surrender at Trent Bridge will find it hard to believe that this is really the world’s No.1 Test team,” the paper wrote.“Actually, it isn’t.”
The Indian Express said the heavy defeats in the first two Tests had exposed the fragility of the team.
“For a tired and ill-prepared team with a listless captain at the helm, the world number one tag seems at the moment to be too heavy a responsibility to shoulder,” the Express wrote.
“India have looked a jaded, disjointed side with most players showing no stomach or will for a fight.”
Cricinfo writer Sharda Ugra said.
