AB could have guided the team better: Former Indian cricketer, Atul Waasan

India’s defeat at the hands of England in the semis has brought out quite a few opinions from Indian fans and cricketing experts at the same time.

Former Indian cricketer, Atul Waasan believes that deploying a T20 specialist like ABD could have given the Men in Blue a much-needed uplift. Talking to News Agency PTI, Waasan said, “We can't have the same coaching staff for the T20 and Test cricket. You hire the best for the T20 format. Why didn't we hire AB de Villers for the T20 World Cup as a mentor? He could have guided the team better. He can tell the players a bit about manufacturing the shots.”

He further added, “This game has proved again and again that you need a new breed. In 2007, we hardly had stars, the team was composed of youngsters, they played freely and they won the title. We are relying too much on our bigger names to deliver all the time.”

India will be playing New Zealand in less than a week’s time in a 3-match T20I series that will see a handful of new names doing the rounds for the Men in Blue captained by Hardik Pandya.