Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh has torn apart the Indian team after their ICC World Test Championship (WTC 2023) final to Australia by a huge margin of 209 runs. This was India’s second straight loss in WTC finals.
India had previously lost to New Zealand in the final of 2021 WTC final.
At the Oval in London on Sunday, Australia won the 2023 World Test Championship for the first time after defeating India over the course of five days. Mohammad Shami was the last man standing as India was dismissed for 234 in 63.3 overs while chasing 444, with a score of 13*(8).
Harbhajan said that by finishing Test matches within just three days on spin-friendly Indian pitches, India cannot prepare itself fully for big clashes and they need to work hard for all five days, make it their habit.
"You cannot give yourself that fake confidence after playing and winning matches on bad pitches where the ball starts spinning from ball one. You will have to develop a habit of working hard for five days. Only then you will find yourself prepared better for these big matches. Fast bowlers do not get to bowl much on these pitches, spinners are used right from the first over. There are a lot of things we should rectify," said Harbhajan on Star Sports after the match.
