Former India spinner and two-time World Cup winner Harbhajan Singh has said that the current Indian team has not been playing fearless cricket. Harbhajan further stated that a team must play fearless cricket to win ICC trophies. The off-spinner also said that when the decisive moment comes, Team India becomes “too tight”.
Having come short in ICC knockout games on numerous occasions since winning their last trophy in 2013, India find themselves in a hole in the WTC final against Australia.
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Harbhajan, who is as a commentator, observed the players become “too tight” in high pressure games and advised them not to worry about the results.
“There is nothing lacking (in terms of skills). The more you play the big games the better you get. I feel you need to play more freely in these big games. I think we have become a bit too tight. Will have to play more freely and not think about the results.”
“The more you leave the players to do the job, they will do the job. If you put pressure on them that if you don’t perform well, some get dropped and some don’t (they will feel underconfident).”
“The idea is to give them confidence that even if you don’t do well, give your best. That way we will probably lift a few cups. Just play fearlessly,” the two-time World Cup winner told PTI at The Oval.
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