Former Indian captain and legendary batsman Rahul Dravid questioned the “skill, ability and talent” of the cricketers representing India, says a report in The Indian Express.
“People talk about attitude and say (the players) don’t care because there is too much money in the IPL. That’s one side of things, but the main thing is their lack of skill and ability, which is more worrying for me. It raises questions as to the talent and quality of players coming through,” Dravid said.
“One of the challenges India face is that our domestic cricket is not of the quality to allow players to seamlessly move into international cricket,” he added.
“I think having ‘A’ tours and the academy system is becoming more and more important and I think England have been pretty good with that in the way that the academy travels every winter to different parts of the world. I think that is something India can learn,” Dravid said.
He also said that the Indian spinner did not deliver what was expected from them, ““India have been outbowled in the spin department and that’s a worrying sign because spin has been our strength.”
Meanwhile, The Hindustan Times reports that Dravid along with Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, VVS Laxman, Anil Kumble and Virender Sehwag formed the core of a solid Indian Test team that did well in Australia, England, Pakistan, West Indies, New Zealand.
"England have put a mirror up to the Indian cricket team and shown them the challenges that they face. Successful teams have a group of players who come through together and peak at the same time," Dravid said.