Former Indian opener WV Raman said that Indian spinners buckled under pressure of expectations agaist England in the second Test of the four match series, says a report in The Indian Express.
"A lot of pressure was on them as a reverse in India is not expected, especially on a turner. All put together, the pressure did them in a bit. What adds to pressure is the lack of runs on the board. I think that is a big difference. If you actually dissect the performance of the spinners, once they got the breakthrough when Pietersen and Cook were playing, they rolled them out quickly after that," Raman said.
Raman also criticized the Indian batsman for not putting enough runs on the board.
"If you look at the spin combination of both sides, England spinners (Graeme Swann and Monty Panesar) have a better record, both in terms of experience and in the number of wickets taken. They were definitely on top."
"I think the extra pressure is on the batsmen to perform because unless there are runs on the board you can't do anything even if 4-5 spinners are playing in the eleven. You need to put up runs on the board which we did not do," Raman added.
Meanwhile, Business Standard reports Raman stating that there would be more pressure on the Indian batsmen to put up enough runs on the board for the bowlers to tighten the screws on England.
"If you look at the spin combination of both sides, England spinners (Graeme Swann and Monty Panesar) have a better record, both in terms of experience and in the number of wickets taken. They were definitely on top,” he said,