India in Test Cricket: Same Issues in Different Year
The final of the World Test Championship (WTC) was always going to be a tough assignment, even the most optimistic fan would have been a bit apprehensive in the lead up to the match at the oval, especially coming of the back of a grueling Indian Premier League (IPL), however the repetitive meek surrender of the team, especially the much-vaunted batting line up left a lot to be desired. On the one hand, some might call it a positive that the team has reached a second consecutive final and that we have been to at least the last 4 in all major ICC tournaments in the recent past, I respectfully disagree. Success at the international sporting level must be looked in proportion to the resources available, such a record might be appreciable for a team like New Zealand but not for India, it was not too long ago that the Indian team was playing a test match in India and at the same time winning an ODI series in Sri Lanka. It is obvious that wining a knockout tournament in any sports needs a cer