India vs Ireland: Veterans angry at Team India after the defeat, said – players were considering the series as a picnic

New Delhi. The Indian team has come under criticism after the 34-run defeat in the first T20 match against Ireland. After this defeat, former Indian opener Sadagopan Ramesh gave a sharp reaction on the performance of Team India. He says that the Indian team took this series lightly and the result of the same was seen on the field.

Chasing the target of 183 runs, the Indian team was all out for 148 runs without completing 20 overs. This is Ireland’s first win against India in any format.

‘I mistook the Ireland tour as a picnic’

During a conversation on his YouTube channel, Sadagopan Ramesh said that Ireland kept the Indian batsmen under constant pressure by making excellent use of big boundaries and short balls. He said that the attitude of the Indian team was as if it was considering this tour as easy and the players were more focused on the upcoming England series.

According to Ramesh, Ireland gave a message to India with its performance that taking any team lightly in international cricket can prove costly.

expressed displeasure at the demonstration

The former cricketer described the performance of the Indian team as disappointing and said that no excuse can be accepted for this defeat. He said that except Abhishek Sharma’s quick inning of 49 runs in 19 balls, no batsman including captain Shreyas Iyer could play a long innings. Shreyas Iyer could face only 7 balls.

Questions raised on impact player rules and fielding

Sadagopan Ramesh also raised questions on the fielding of Team India. He said that despite playing T20 cricket continuously, there is no improvement in the fielding of the players. According to him, some shortcomings can be hidden due to the impact player rule in IPL, but in international cricket, excellent fielding is necessary to retain a place in the playing eleven.

He also said that such performance cannot be expected from a team that wins the T20 World Cup and then plays T20 cricket for a long time.