Why India is failing to win ICC Trophy? Hayden answers

All roads lead to The Oval as Rohit Sharma‘s home after the 16th Indian Premier League (IPL) season. The Ultimate Test will mark Team India’s return to international cricket. Rohit’s Team India, the newly ranked No. 1 team in red-ball cricket, will play Pat Cummins‘ Australia in this week’s ICC World Test Championship final at the Oval. Team India, who finished second in the previous ICC World Test Championship, would be eager to overcome their lengthy title drought in ICC competitions.

MS Dhoni was in charge when the two-time world winners last took home an ICC trophy. Back in 2013, the former India captain led the Men in Blue to Champions Trophy victory. The Asian juggernauts haven’t won a single trophy in ICC competitions since then. Atrocious opponent Pakistan outplayed India in the 2017 Champions Trophy final. After that , New Zealand shocked the Men in Blue in the 2019 ODI World Cup semifinal. India was defeated by eventual champions England in the semifinals of the previous T20 World Cup.

What prevents India from overcoming the last obstacle in ICC competitions? Can Team India upset Australia and win a significant ICC title this year? The team’s dismal streak in ICC competitions, according to legendary Australian opener Matthew Hayden, is more of a “mindset” probl em .

Hayden said

“It’s certainly not a question of skill. So, it has to be a question of just the opportunity and the mindset going in. I mean, cricket is life here, it is the DNA of sport and has no other competitors. In Australia, I could walk down the street and largely be unrecognized, especially with this terrible beard and hat on (laughs). But it’s also got great competitive sports besides cricket. Rugby, football, our watersports, surfing, outdoor sports, here in India it’s very insular and there’s a lot of pressure,” Hayden told PTI.

The final is set to take place at the Oval in London from June 7 to June 11, and the illustrious Australian opener thinks neither team has an advantage going into it. Hayden also had some fascinating advice for Rohit’s Team India ahead of the World Test Champions p final, citing the recent success of IPL heavyweights Gujarat Titans (GT), Mumbai Indians (MI), and Chennai Super Kings (CSK).

“It’s the same with Pakistan cricket as well. There is one sport and it is cricket so it’s a mindset thing. Being cautious about looking for the scoreboard and looking for the titles and just playing and being a part of process, something when you look at franchise setups, Gujarat Titans have done really well this year and CSK have done very well. Mumbai Indians as well believe in a certain process. So, that would be my advice to Indian cricket to forget the outcomes, but buy into the process, ” Hayden said.