Michael Vaughan asserted that India are one of the most underachieving teams in the world as they have not been able to win any ICC trophy in over a decade. It was in 2013 when India last won an ICC title – Champions Trophy, since then they have come close a few times to get their hands on the trophy but missed out every time.
India lost a couple of ICC finals in 2023 – World Test Championship and ODI World Cup. They played dominant cricket in the ODI WC till the final but were outclassed by Australia in the summit clash which was also the case in the WTC Final.
Vaughan’s remarks come after India suffered a heavy defeat by an innings and 32 runs to South Africa within three days of the Boxing Day Test at SuperSport Park in Centurion.
Vaughan began by questioning Mark Waugh, “Do you think, in terms of cricket, India are one of the most underachieving sports teams in the world?”
Waugh deflected the question back to Vaughan for answers, to which he replied, “They haven’t won much in recent times. I think they are (an underachieving side). They don’t win anything. When was the last time they won something? With all the talent they have, all the skill set.”
The former England captain pointed out India had won the last two Test series against Australia Down Under but when it comes to white-ball World Cups they have failed to win the silverware in both formats.
“They’ve won in Australia twice (Border-Gavaskar Trophy series wins in 2018/19 and 2020/21). Magnificent, but the last few World Cups, been nowhere, in the last few T20 World Cups, been nowhere.”
“You go to South Africa, who are, you know, useful in Test match cricket and to produce a performance like that…I mean, with all the talent they have, and the resources they have, I don’t think they win anything,” he added.
Vaughan said that India have plenty of talent and resources but they have not been able to use them well to win the trophies.
“They’re a good team, they have got plenty of talent but with all the talent they have and the resources they have, I just don’t think they win (a lot),” he concluded.
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