Team India lost the second ODI match against West Indies by 5 wickets on Saturday. It was a shocking defeat for India who registered nine wins in a row against the Windies. The team management rested regular skipper Rohit Sharma and star batter Virat Kohli in the second ODI and tried out other players in different batting orders, but that decision backfired as all the batters failed to make an impact and eventually lost the game.

Former Indian pacer Venkatesh Prasad criticized the Indian team for losing the second ODI and giving a chance to the hosts to level the series. Test cricket aside, India has been very ordinary in the other two formats for quite some time now. Lost the ODI series against Bangladesh, South Africa, and Australia. Poor in the last two T20 World Cups. Neither are we an exciting team like England nor brutal like how the Aussies used to be, Prasad tweeted.

Despite the money and power, we have become used to celebrating mediocrity and are far from how champion sides are. Every team plays to win and so does India but their approach and attitude is also a factor for underperformance over a period of time, he added.

The only positive thing in the second ODI was the opening pair Ishan Kishan and Shubman Gill continued with their fine performance. While Ishan smacked his consecutive second half-century Gill failed to convert his good start into a big score. Men in Blue will look to bounce back strong when they take on the Windies in the third and final ODI on August 1, Tuesday at Brain Lara Cricket Academy.