Former England captain Michael Vaughan reiterated his old remark calling India an “underachieving team” after the thrashing they received from South Africa in the opening Test match in Centurion on Thursday.
The series was called India’s best chance to conquer the ‘final frontier’, which remains unticked by the Test team in 31 years of their rivalry.
Vaughan Called the Indian Team Unacheivers
Speaking on Fox Sports on the result of the opening Test match of the South Africa-India series, which ended in just three days, Vaughan highlighted the lack of achievement by the team team despite having plenty of resources at their disposal. Vaughan asked former Australia cricketer Mark Waugh, also part of the panel in Fox Sports: “Do you think, in terms of cricket, India are one of the most underachieving sports teams in the world?”
‘India Didn’t Win Much In Recent Years’ – Vaughan
The Aussie returned the question instead and the veteran batter said: “They haven’t won much in recent times. I think they are [an underachieving side]. They don’t win anything.
“Since winning the 50 over World Cup on home soil in 2011 what have they done? Nothing. They are playing a white-ball game that is dated and has been done for years. How they have not maximized someone like Rishabh Pant is incredible. In this era, put him up the top to launch it,” he had written in the Telegraph.
India 3rd Test Match Against SA
As for the South Africa Test series, Team will now aim to draw the contest in the second Test which begins from January 3 onwards in Newlands. Team will also have a shot at ending their ICC drought in the 2024 T20 World Cup in June.