Ravi Shastri Criticizes Indian Team’s Performance and Priorities, Suggests Changes to IPL Contract

London – Although the result of the World Test Championship final is yet to be confirmed, Australia has the upper hand on the fourth day of the match. Rohit and his team have not been able to get back into the match even once after the first session of the first day. India conceded a lead of 173 runs in the first innings. In the first innings, the top order consisting of captain Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara managed to score only 71 runs. The batting of Ajinkya Rahane, Shardul Thakur and Ravindra Jadeja saved India from a major embarrassment.

After this, the former Indian player and coach Ravi Shastri has come out with severe criticism against the performance of the Indian team. Three out of four of India’s top-order batsmen reached the Test Championship final with IPL experience. Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli were in brilliant form in the IPL, including a century. Still, Ravi Shastri’s criticism lies in losing a crucial match like the final.

Ravi Shastri opined that players should set their priorities straight while playing in the IPL and the national team. “You have to set your priorities. What is the priority, Indian team or franchise cricket? You have to decide that. Forget about the Test Championship final, even if it’s franchise cricket. On the contrary, if this is important, the BCCI should give him the right to withdraw from the IPL to play for the national team after reaching an agreement with the players in the IPL,” said Ravi Shastri.

Shastri suggested that the BCCI should first include this clause in the IPL contract and then the franchises could decide on each player’s squad. Ravi Shastri asked the BCCI as the guardians of cricket in the country to consider this matter seriously. This is not the first time Shastri has raised this issue.

He asked the players for the Test Championship final to take care of their workload during the IPL season. After playing in the IPL till May 29, the Indian players entered the final of the World Test Championship after a gap of a week. Australia, on the other hand, had come to England a month before the Ashes and started training.

English Summary: ‘India or IPL? If you say franchise cricket then forget WTC final’: Shastri blasts Rohit and Co. after top-order failure