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| BCCI 'disappointed' with Team India |
| BCCI 'disappointed' with Team India
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| INDIA
, 14-May-2010
6:18:28 AM |
| Team India is back home from its Caribbean misadventure and skipper MS Dhoni and his boys have to answer some tough questions. Not least, those asked by an angry coach on fitness and commitment. The BCCI too has echoed an all-India sentiment when it says it is very disappointed with the team's performance.
But as players started returning after a 28-hour flight, top BCCI sources also made clear that no extreme steps would be taken, alluding to media reports that Dhoni could be removed as captain. Sources said Dhoni would continue to captain the Indian team in all formats of the game. The BCCI is upset at such media speculation, the sources said.
Those players like Yuvraj Singh and Rohit Sharma - whose fitness has been questioned, will be asked to prove that they are fit to play the next major tournament the Asia Cup in Sri Lanka next month.
The board is also waiting for a report from coach Gary Kirsten who minced no words in criticising some of the players for their poor fitness and poor performance. On Thursday, the Team India coach slammed his boys, pointing out that even he was fitter than some of the players like Yuvraj Singh and Rohit Sharma. The coach gave the players one month to shape up. (Read:I am fitter than some players: Kirsten)
Kirsten, who is now in London and will meet up with the players in Johannesburg on their way to Zimbabwe for a tri-series, also said that the team was content to be number 1 in Tests and number 2 in ODIs but had not shown enough commitment to the World T20.
India, who had won the inaugural World T20 tournament in 2007, failed to win either of its three Super Eight matches and went out with a whimper in this year's tournament.(Read: Indian women lose in semis)
After the pathetic Indian performance, Kirsten held one-on-one meetings with senior players Yuvraj Singh, Rohit Sharma, Gautam Gambhir, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra and captain Dhoni.(Read & Watch: Players must respect their bodies,
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