New Delhi: Former English cricketer, Kevin Petersen has lashed out at the Indian team on his X (formerly Twitter) account. Pietersen highlighted the shift in focus towards aggressive, boundary-centric play, which he believes has led to a deterioration in traditional batting skills.
No one should be surprised by the lack of batting application and technique in Test Match cricket. Cricket is a ‘smackers’ game now and there is a disintegration of Test Match batting skill in the game.
When it comes to playing spin, the only way, spend time playing against it…— Kevin Pietersen🦏 (@KP24) November 4, 2024
In his latest post on X (f0rmerly Twitter), Petersen remarked:
No one should be surprised by the lack of batting application and technique in Test Match cricket. Cricket is a ‘smackers’ game now and there is a disintegration of Test Match batting skill in the game. When it comes to playing spin, the only way, spend time playing against it for hours and hours and hours. There’s no quick remedy!
India’s Nightmare in Mumbai
Recently, India was whitewashed in their home against New Zealand (NZ), where they struggled against spin. They lost the series 3-0 and suffered heavy losses in all three games.
Kevin Petersen said 🗣️ – “Sanju Samson has to remember that he is a level above Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul in terms of ability. So there is no room for a single failure even if it is an unplayable delivery. He has to just go on & on to justify his talent”
Honest words from KP 👍🏻 pic.twitter.com/HLpiWstad4
— Anurag™ (@Samsoncentral) May 2, 2024
Coming to the third Test match, chasing a target of 147 runs, India was five down at 29 runs. However, a fighting half-century by Rishabh Pant (64 in 57 balls, with nine fours and a six) kept India in the game. After his dismissal, India once again lost their footing in the game and was bundled out for 121 runs.
The result of the match proved to be catastrophic, especially for Rohit and Virat who were given a long leash following their numbers which were things of a past.