{"id":12231,"date":"2012-12-11T03:43:04","date_gmt":"2012-12-11T03:43:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=12231"},"modified":"2012-12-11T03:43:04","modified_gmt":"2012-12-11T03:43:04","slug":"the-talent-and-quality-of-players-coming-through-raises-many-questions-dravid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=12231","title":{"rendered":"The talent and quality of players coming through raises many questions: Dravid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former Indian captain and legendary batsman Rahul Dravid questioned the \u201cskill, ability and talent\u201d of the cricketers representing India, says a report in <strong>The Indian Express.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople talk about attitude and say (the players) don\u2019t care because there is too much money in the IPL. That\u2019s one side of things, but the main thing is their lack of skill and ability, which is more worrying for me. It raises questions as to the talent and quality of players coming through,\u201d Dravid said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of the challenges India face is that our domestic cricket is not of the quality to allow players to seamlessly move into international cricket,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think having \u2018A\u2019 tours and the academy system is becoming more and more important and I think England have been pretty good with that in the way that the academy travels every winter to different parts of the world. I think that is something India can learn,\u201d Dravid said.<\/p>\n<p>He also said that the Indian spinner did not deliver what was expected from them, \u201c\u201cIndia have been outbowled in the spin department and that\u2019s a worrying sign because spin has been our strength.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, <strong>The Hindustan Times<\/strong> reports that Dravid along with Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, VVS Laxman, Anil Kumble and Virender Sehwag formed the core of a solid Indian Test team that did well in Australia, England, Pakistan, West Indies, New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;England have put a mirror up to the Indian cricket team and shown them the challenges that they face. 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