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Blamed For Team's ICC Trophy Drought, Ex India Star Shuts Down Troll

India's loss in the World Test Championship against Australia has broken many hearts. Apart from the players, the entire country was contemplating India's victory in the marquee event and clinching their much-awaited ICC trophy, after a hiatus of 10 years. However, their hopes were crushed as the Pat Cummins-led side thrashed Team India by 209 runs. It is always hard to see your favourite team on the losing side and to deal with the loss, some fans look for different ways to vent out their anger. This is exactly what happened when a fan blamed former batter Aakash Chopra for India's loss. However, the star commentator gave it back in a hilarious way.

"Problem Lies In Senior Players": Ex-India Selector's Take On WTC Final Loss

With India losing World Test Championship (WTC) final against Australia at The Oval in London, former India team selector Sarandeep Singh said there "was some slack in captaincy" and that Ravichandran Ashwin should have been part of the playing XI. India lost the ICC World Test Championship title for the second time after reaching the finals. Australia defeated India by 209 runs at The Oval on June 11 and made history by becoming the first-ever team to clinch all major ICC trophies.

Who Is Better Between Virat Kohli And Babar Azam? Pakistan Great Answers

India batter Virat Kohli put all the criticism on hold after he roared back to form during the Asia Cup 2022 with a century against Afghanistan. He continued his form in the 2022 T20 World Cup and emerged as the highest run-scorer. Later, he showed his vintage batting style and brought up his much-awaited 29th Test ton against Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in March this year. His batting often gets compared to Pakistan skipper Babar Azam, who is also rising as one of the most lethal batters in the world.

"Virat Kohli Started The Fight": Naveen-ul-Haq's Explosive Take On IPL 2023 Spat

The on-field spat between Naveen-ul-Haq and Virat Kohli during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 grabbed headlines for quite some time. Experts had their own opinions about what happened during the match between Lucknow Super Giants and Royal Challengers Bangalore while fans tried to find some hidden meaning in the social media activities of both cricketers. Naveen opened up recently about the incident and said that the fight was started by Kohli after the encounter and cited the punishments handed out to the two cricketers as the proof.

On Claims Of Virat Kohli Stepping Down Himself From Test Captaincy, Ex Pakistan Star's Counter

The manner in which Virat Kohli's captaincy stint in the Indian team ended was truly regrettable. While the talismanic batter had himself decided to leave India's T20 captaincy, he was subsequently removed as the ODI skipper. Not long after, Kohli announced the decision to step down as the team's Test skipper too. Though the decision of leaving captaincy in the longest format came from Kohli himself, former Pakistan batter Salman Butt thinks that such a situation was gradually built and the star player didn't have any other option but to quit.

"This Is Being Lazy": India Great Lambasts Rohit Sharma And Co For Poor Fielding In WTC Final

Team India has been subjected to severe criticism ever-since they lost against Australia in the World Test Championship final on Sunday at The Oval. The Rohit Sharma-led side was bundled out for 234 while chasing 444 after Nathan Lyon and Scott Boland broke the backbone of India's batting order. Many fans and experts raised questions at the poor display of batting and bowling from Team India but former batter Mohammad Kaif pointed out that the team also needs to work on their slip fielding.

'Test Cricket Has Lost Virat Kohli, The Captain': Ex-England Skipper

Undoubtedly one of the finest captains the Indian cricket team ha seen, Virat Kohli truly took the team to new levels under his reign. The last few years, however, saw Kohli quitting one format after the other as captain. Though he still remains an active player, the cricketing fraternity does miss him as a skipper, leading the team with his vibrant energy. Former England skipper Eoin Morgan, making a heart-wrenching statement, admitted that the longest format of the game has lost Virat Kohli the captain.

Babar Azam Surpasses Virat Kohli, Steve Smith For Major Milestone In Test Cricket

Pakistan skipper Babar Azam tops the list ahead of Virat Kohli and Steve Smith with the highest batting average at the number four batting spot in the Test format after playing a minimum number of 15 innings. Babar has a phenomenal average of 69.10 after playing 20 innings. During this period he has struck 8 half-centuries and four tons. The former Australian skipper Steve Smith holds the second position with an average of 55.40 in 30 innings. He has scored 6 half-centuries and four hundred with his impeccable batting style.

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Blamed For Team's ICC Trophy Drought, Ex India Star Shuts Down Troll

"Problem Lies In Senior Players": Ex-India Selector's Take On WTC Final Loss

Who Is Better Between Virat Kohli And Babar Azam? Pakistan Great Answers

"Virat Kohli Started The Fight": Naveen-ul-Haq's Explosive Take On IPL 2023 Spat

On Claims Of Virat Kohli Stepping Down Himself From Test Captaincy, Ex Pakistan Star's Counter

"This Is Being Lazy": India Great Lambasts Rohit Sharma And Co For Poor Fielding In WTC Final

'Test Cricket Has Lost Virat Kohli, The Captain': Ex-England Skipper

Babar Azam Surpasses Virat Kohli, Steve Smith For Major Milestone In Test Cricket