New Delhi: Former India cricketer Kirti Azad today hit out at Ishant Sharma and expressed concerns at the team's thin bowling option, saying it may "hamper its chances" of retaining the title in the upcoming World Cup.

"Closer to the World Cup, if you are carrying so many injuries to your key bowlers in the side and not telling the team management about it clearly, it is like cheating the people of the country. I am shocked," Azad, a member of 1983 cricket World Cup winning Indian team, told PTI in an interview.