"Closer to the World Cup, if you are carrying so many injuries to your
key bowlers in the side and not telling the team management about it
clearly, it is like cheating the people of the country. I am shocked,"
Azad, a member of 1983 cricket World Cup winning Indian team said.
"Unless we have a set bowling standard, we have no chance of doing well in the World Cup or for that matter any series," the 56-year-old Azad said.
India are all set to open their World Cup campaign on February 15 in Adelaide against arch-rivals Pakistan, a team against whom they have never lost a match in the mega-event.
Criticising Indian bowling spearhead Ishant for hiding injuries, Azad raised questions over the pacer's overall fitness.
"Ishant Sharma does well in one match and then he gets injured for the rest of the season. Then what is the point in having him as the main bowler for India," asked Azad.
"Even after making a comeback following a rehabilitation, he plays a couple of matches and then gets injured again. It's difficult to understand why the Indian Cricket Board (BCCI), despite spending crores, fail to get a set team," he pointed out.
"Unless we have a set bowling standard, we have no chance of doing well in the World Cup or for that matter any series," the 56-year-old Azad said.
India are all set to open their World Cup campaign on February 15 in Adelaide against arch-rivals Pakistan, a team against whom they have never lost a match in the mega-event.
Criticising Indian bowling spearhead Ishant for hiding injuries, Azad raised questions over the pacer's overall fitness.
"Ishant Sharma does well in one match and then he gets injured for the rest of the season. Then what is the point in having him as the main bowler for India," asked Azad.
"Even after making a comeback following a rehabilitation, he plays a couple of matches and then gets injured again. It's difficult to understand why the Indian Cricket Board (BCCI), despite spending crores, fail to get a set team," he pointed out.
Source: ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 and Cricket News Today
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