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The disappointing performance of the Indian cricket team continues on the England tour. In the third and decisive ODI match played at Lord’s, hosts England defeated India by 27 runs and won the three-match ODI series 2-1. With this defeat, India’s tour of England ended with a very bitter experience. Former Indian cricketer and well-known commentator Aakash Chopra has reacted strongly to the loss of the ODI series after the crushing 0-4 defeat in the T20 series. Aakash Chopra has termed this continuous poor performance of the Indian team as a ‘sad story’.
Aakash Chopra’s big attack: ‘We lost in Ireland and England, we are not winning anything’
In a video released on his YouTube channel, Aakash Chopra expressed deep sorrow over the consecutive defeats of the Indian team. He said that despite the presence of all the big players in the team, losing the series like this is very worrying. Raising questions, Chopra said that this is not a good picture at all but it is actually a sad story. We first lost the T20 series in Ireland, then lost the T20 series to England and now we have lost the ODI series as well. He asked a sharp question that apart from winning one Test and one ODI series against Afghanistan, what has India achieved in recent times?
Rohit Sharma’s century and Gill-Kohli’s half-centuries were ruined: Middle order was a complete flop.
In Lord’s ODI, England batted in the first innings and scored a huge score of 387 runs on the board. The openers gave a strong start to the Indian team chasing the big target of 388 runs. Shubhman Gill played a restrained inning of 77 runs in 84 balls, while captain Rohit Sharma batted brilliantly and silenced his critics by scoring 138 runs in 110 balls. After this, Virat Kohli also made an aggressive contribution of 74 runs in 60 balls. However, despite this brilliant performance by the top order, the Indian middle order proved to be a complete flop, due to which Team India was reduced to 360/7 in 50 overs and lost the match by 27 runs.
Disappointing end to England tour: After getting swept 0-4 in T20, ODI series also went out of hand
This match was the last match of India’s tour of England, where Team India has faced only disappointment in limited overs cricket. In the T20 series played before the ODI series, host England defeated India 0-4. Fans and sports experts hoped that the return of veteran players in the ODI series would change the situation, but losing at Lord’s after coming close to the target of 388 highlighted the team’s deep problems. Not being able to register a win despite big contributions is a matter of serious concern for the Indian team management before the upcoming big ICC tournaments.