India’s World Cup winner Sreesanth hit back at former New Zealand cricketer Simon Dole, who said the Indian team did not play fearless cricket in the match. The Men in Blue lost under pressure in the knockout stage of his recent ICC tournament, sparking a lot of criticism for their strategy.
The Men in Blue won their last ICC title at the Champions in 2013 under the captaincy of the legendary MS Dhoni, but since then the team has performed well in the league stage of the tournament. Despite this, he was never able to win a major event. Sharma’s team will have a big chance to end his ICC title drought in the country.
In an interview with Sportskeeda, S Sreesanth reacted to eminent cricket commentator Simon Dole’s comments regarding the Indian team’s assessment ahead of the World Cup. The former Indian pacer believes the answer will be found when New Zealand face the Indian team in their home country’s mega-event and considers the Blackscaps to have been lucky to get rid of MS Dhoni in the semi-finals in 2019. I was asked about my performance in the 2019 World Cup in the cup final against England.
“New Zealand are coming to India. We will see if India play attacking cricket or not. We are going to beat them. MS Dhoni in 2019 with a direct hit I was lucky to be eliminated. What did you do after the final? They led teams like England, who had never won a 50-over World Cup before, to win the World Cup. ”
“New Zealand will never win. Sure, they might win in the future, but this time it will be embarrassing for them. If you have the opportunity to address the media, Think before you speak. If you are willing to give, you should be able to accept as well,” Sreesanth said.
MS Dhoni’s well-constructed half-century in the semi-finals helped India recover from their first-class collapse. However, due to the absence of the Indian wicketkeeper-batsman in his penultimate over, India lost the match.
Indians Are Going To Have A Blast Against New Zealand – S Sreesanth
Sreesanth believes that India will achieve a big win against New Zealand in the next World Cup to be held on home soil. He also said that if the Indian players, especially Virat Kohli, hear Simon Dole’s comments, the match will become more exciting as it will motivate the players to express their opinions.
“I would like to say to Simon Dole that the Indians will have a lot of fun playing against New Zealand. New Zealand will learn a lot against India. Yes, especially the ICC In the event, there were certain matches where they performed well against us. But those days are gone. If any of these cricketers know what you said and it’s Virat This match will be a lot of fun to watch if it catches your eye,” Sreesanth added.
Indian team is one of the favorites to win the World Cup in India as they have a great team that performs well in home conditions and the team led by Rohit Sharma has great potential. There will be one. I am confident that we will win. A comfortable victory in the 2023 Asian Cup and a championship on home soil.
