Disappointed with India's early ouster from the Champions Trophy, former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram has came down heavily on Mahendra Singh Dhoni for his listless captaincy.
Disappointed with India's early ouster from the Champions Trophy, former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram has came down heavily on Mahendra Singh Dhoni for his listless captaincy.
"I think body language of the Indians in this tournament wasn't good at all. I remember when Harbhajan came on to bowl and started conceding runs behind the wicket. If I was Dhoni, I would have had a word with him, telling him I don't mind if you are hit through the covers but not (bowl) this line," Akram said.
Despite the seven-wicket victory over the West Indies yesterday, India's campaign in the eight-nation tournament ended after Australia pipped Pakistan by two wickets in another Group A thriller earlier in the day.
Akram, far from being amused with the performance of Indian bowlers, also cited example of legendary Imran Khan, recalling how he used to mentor the pacers at the time of difficulty.
"I have seen this happen to a lot of Indian fast bowlers. Initially all of them, Munaf (Patel), RP Singh, Irfan (Pathan) and Ishant (Sharma) appear to bowl 140kmph upwards but within a year their pace drops to the 130s and 120s.
"When this happens, I am reminded of what my skipper and mentor Imran Khan used to tell me. He used to ask me to just bowl fast without worrying too much about line and length, no balls and wide," Akram said.
A classic case was of Irfan, who in his days of trouble, appeared to seek advice from too many people, feels the legendary pacer.
"It can become an issue if you approach too many people for advice. It's important you speak to people who have seen it and done it all but not to everyone," said Akram.
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