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After being eliminated from the T20 World Cup following a 10-wicket thrashing by England in the second semifinal in Adelaide, Kapil Dev dubbed the current Indian team “chokers.”
The humiliating defeat on Thursday was India’s fifth in the last six World Cups.
“I will not go into the details and slam them because these are the same players who have gotten us a lot of respect in the past but yes, we can call them chokers. That’s okay. There is no denying it — after coming so close, they choke,” Kapil told ABP News.
The 1983 World Cup-winning captain, on the other hand, said fans should not be too harsh on the team’s performance in the semifinals. “I agree that India played poor cricket, but we can’t be too harsh on one game.”
Kapil believes that the team’s future leaders must step forward now.
“See, now that the match is over, it is unfair that we should come down this hard on the Indian team. Yes, they did not play well and criticism is justified. But as far as today’s match, all we can say is that England read the pitch better and played better cricket.
India last won an ICC tournament in 2013, when they won the Champions Trophy against England.
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