West Indies legend Andy Roberts slammed India after the WTC final loss, called Indian team “arrogant”.

India’s loss against Australia was disappointing to the Indian fans as the team was full of talented players like Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, etc. but still they lost the finals of the WTC, Indian team were pushed to the back foot by Australian team since Day 1 of the WTC final and India succumbed to the pressure, the top order of Indian team didn’t perform as per the expectations though Ajinkya Rahane showed some fighting spirit in both innings but he also couldn’t overcome the inevitable, Australian team defeated India by 209 runs and since then the reactions from all around the world on the defeat started coming and latest one in the list is West Indies legendary pacer Andy Roberts.

Andy Roberts, one of the great bowlers of his time, said that the Indian cricket team has gone arrogant and underestimated the opposition, showing his disappointment towards the poor performance. He also raised questions on the team’s selection panel, as Ravichandran Ashwin was not part of the playing XI despite being the number one test bowler in the ICC test rankings. He wants India to prioritize their cricket format first, on which they need to focus.

“There is this arrogance which has crept into Indian cricket and through this, India have underestimated the rest of the world. India must decide what their focus is—Test cricket or limited overs cricket. T20 cricket will run its course. There is no contest between bat and ball there,” 

“I expected India to show their batting strength. I saw no bright spot in the final although Ajinkya Rahane fought hard; got hit on his hand. Shubman Gill looks good when he plays those shots, but he stands on leg stump and is often dismissed bowled or caught behind. He has good hands, but he must get behind the ball. Virat Kohli, though, got a brute of a delivery from Mitchell Starc in the first innings. India have some very good players mind you, but they have not performed creditably away from home,”

Andy Roberts told Mid-day.