By Vivek Prabhakar Singh
Birmingham [UK], July 26 (ANI): Former West Indies cricketer Dwayne Smith stated on Friday that he’s not stunned witnessing younger batter Shubman Gill lead Crew India through the tour to England, hailing how Indian gamers are made Take a look at-ready earlier than they even get there and likewise identified the shortage of first-class cricket performed by West Indies cricketers which have contributed to their downfall within the longer format.
Smith was chatting with ANI in Birmingham, taking part in World Championship of Legends (WCL) for West Indies Champions.
Talking about Indian skipper Gill, presently main a new-look Crew India with out seniors Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin in England and trailing by 1-2, Smith stated, ‘The factor is with the children, I feel they nonetheless have that have. And I do know that with India, they play loads of cricket and they’ll do nicely. They’ve the backing, they’ve every part, the sources, every part is there for them.’
Smith, who represented WI in 148 worldwide matches, scoring 2,462 runs and taking 75 wickets, stated that Indian gamers are near Take a look at-level earlier than even reaching there and it’s no shock Gill main the Indian aspect.
‘They’re Take a look at materials even earlier than they attain there. I feel I heard one of many coaches that had labored with him a number of years in the past stated that he’ll lead India in a few years’ time and now he is there. So I’m not stunned at him being captain. They’ve an excellent younger crop now arising and I feel they will be there for a short while. Who is aware of, it’s important to wait and see the way it goes for them.’
On West Indies’ pro-longed droop in Take a look at cricket, which has seen them end close to the underside of the desk in all three ICC World Take a look at Championship (WTC) cycles, Smith stated that the administration is simply not ‘ok’ to compete in opposition to groups like Australia, New Zealand, England and India.
Most not too long ago within the third Take a look at in opposition to Australia, WI was bundled out for simply 27 runs, the second-lowest rating in Take a look at cricket historical past.
‘We’ve got been solely taking part in like seven first-class video games a 12 months, that isn’t sufficient cricket for us to go and compete in opposition to world class groups. So I feel that’s one thing that isn’t a shock for me. I used to be not anticipating them to get bowled out for 27, however for one thing like that to occur, I’m not stunned as a result of I don’t assume we play sufficient aggressive top quality cricket to compete with these staff like Australia, England, India, New Zealand, these locations, South Africa,’ he added.
Talking about sharing the locker room with legendary teammates like Chris Gayle, Kieron Pollard and Dwayne Bravo, who received the T20 World Cup 2012 with Smith, he stated, ‘I’m not starstruck or something like that, however it’s good to know that you just play cricket with a bunch of fellows which were doing nicely for his or her nation and likewise for his or her respective franchises.’
To this point, West Indies Champions have received only one and misplaced two matches within the competitors. (ANI)
