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Never Seen A More Confused Indian Cricket Team Management, Says Mohammad Kaif

T20 World Cup: Former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif has slammed the team management for mishandling batters Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Sanju Samson in the 4-0 T20I series defeat to England, adding that he has never seen a more confused Indian cricket team management. India, the current T20 World Cup holders, endured a forgettable tour, losing 2-0 to Ireland before receiving a drubbing in England, which also led to them losing their top spot in the ICC Mens T20I rankings. The tour was marred by erratic selection calls, particularly involving teenaged batting sensation Sooryavanshi and wicketkeeper-batter Samson, who was the Player of the Tournament in this years T20 World Cup triumph on home soil. Never seen a more confused Indian cricket team management. The handling of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Sanju Samson has been far from professional. One is a generational talent, another World Cup winner - they need to be given confidence not doubts in their minds, Kaif wrote on his X account on Sunday. Samson initially played three games, but got out cheaply and India then dropped him to accommodate Sooryavanshi, who couldnt cross 20 in his first three T20I games. In Saturdays 56-run defeat at Southampton, Samson was recalled at the expense of Sooryavanshi to fix a top-order left-handed imbalance. To add further confusion, Samson has been excluded while Sooryavanshi is retained for the three-game series in Zimbabwe, starting on July 23. Meanwhile, ex-India batter Sanjay Manjrekar urged selectors to look beyond Indian Premier League (IPL) performances, arguing that flat domestic tracks give a distorted view of a batter's capability in testing overseas conditions. Samson initially played three games, but got out cheaply and India then dropped him to accommodate Sooryavanshi, who couldnt cross 20 in his first three T20I games. In Saturdays 56-run defeat at Southampton, Samson was recalled at the expense of Sooryavanshi to fix a top-order left-handed imbalance. Also Read: Live Cricket Score Challenge is for the selectors to imagine Indian batters without the heavy IPL make up on & pick only those for India. A lot of T20 cricket will be overseas now. The home fun run is over, he wrote on his X account. Article Source: IANS

12 Jul 2026 4:34 pm