The IPL was not great preparation, ground for the Indian team when they went to play the WTC final. Of course, India was not going to do well in that match. They prepared themselves for the ideal. They also had to give their hundred percent to the IPL. The players just could not make the transition well enough. A lot of people are talking about the captaincy of Rohit Sharma. But I have to say India failed when it comes to individual performances as well.
Honestly, I don’t think a lot of people care about this too much. Well, of course, it was the WTC final. So a certain amount of people are always going to care.
Honestly, I don’t think a lot of people care about this too much. Well, of course, it was the WTC final. So a certain amount of people are always going to care.
In the end, it comes down to priorities. For the players, the vast majority of their annual earnings come from the IPL, so it is a higher priority for them. And I have a feeling that the Indian team has now given up on the idea of winning an ICC championship. The last time they did so was in 2013, and that was when Mahendra Singh Dhoni was captaining the Indian team. Under Kohli and Rohit, they simply don't have the capability to win any of the ICC tournaments. And they don't even try to win any tournaments nowadays. The seriousness is not there.