Kapil blames poor luck for India’s failure

NEW DELHI, JUNE 6: Indian cricket coach Kapil Dev blamed poor luck for the team's disastrous show in the Asia Cup in Dhaka while at the sa...

NEW DELHI, JUNE 6: Indian cricket coach Kapil Dev blamed poor luck for the team’s disastrous show in the Asia Cup in Dhaka while at the same time pointing to the over-keenness of the players to perform that may also have contributed to their making mistakes.

“Luck somehow deserted the Indian team. Losing the toss inall the three matches was an indication of that,” Kapil Dev told PTI here on Tuesday.

Asked if the match-fixing allegations were at the back of their minds, Kapil Dev said because of that the “players were determined to do well and win and, in their anxiety, they made mistakes. Sometimes when you are too keen, you tend to make mistakes. It was also unfortunate that all our batsmen did not click together.”

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Kapil admitted that the bowling was inexperienced but defended their selection saying new talent has to be groomed for the future. “They were the best talent available and they need time to get their act together. They can only improve now.”

Kapil said two and a half month gap will help the players regain their focus and expressed confidence that the team would be back with renewed vigour and determination.

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