Former Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) cricketer Brad Haddin slammed Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir after their shocking defeat against South Africa as well. South Africa won by 30 runs in the first Test of the two-match series at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata as well.

“They’ve done it twice now under Gambhir. They play their best cricket when, its not about turning wickets but building scoreboard pressure with their runs. They have taken their world-class batters out of the game. I just think they are leaving too much to chance. India play their best cricket when they put a big total on the board and then they make the opposition claustrophobic with their fields. Their spinners are better than anyone on that surface but their batters are actually not that good players of spin on a surface like that,” he said on the ‘Willow Talk Cricket Podcast’.

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“When Virat Kohli took over as captain back then, they batted long and put scoreboard pressure. They are leaving too much to chance. It brings ordinary spinners into the game. You just have people who can throw the ball and the wicket will do the rest. I heard that Gambhir came out and said we are happy with the surface we are playing on. This cost them against New Zealand as well,” he further added.

Meanwhile, Australian Women’s team captain Alyssa Healy also backed the fact that India needed to give themselves better pitches at home as well. She also urged the team to rethink their plans and play on
better wickets as well.

“I think their spinners are actually more effective on wickets that don’t do much. And their batters will enjoy as well. If that is what they genuinely asked for, then I don’t understand it because it actually brings the opposition back into the attack. They will have to rethink if they are losing Tests at home, which is a really bizarre thing for India to do. I think it has to be ‘let’s play on better wickets’,” she shared.