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Moneycontrol•15-10-2026, 14:38
Ex-India Star Warns Gautam Gambhir Over World Cup Hopes
  • •Mohammad Kaif heavily criticized India's bowling attack following their defeat against West Indies in the fourth T20I.
  • •West Indies hammered 247/3 in 20 overs, exposing major flaws in India's bowling combination during the five-match series.
  • •Kaif warned that India cannot win a World Cup with the current bowling combination as bowlers are failing to win matches.
  • •Captain Shreyas Iyer also lamented the poor bowling performance and failure to execute line and length properly.

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Mohammad Kaif criticized India's team combination and bowling attack after West Indies hammered 247/3 in the fourth T20I in Hyderabad, stating that the bowlers are not winning matches and that India cannot win a World Cup with this combination.

India captain Shreyas Iyer lamented the poor performance by the bowlers, noting that the team failed to execute their line and lengths well and could not execute their plans while defending a large total.

Aside from the series opener in Lucknow where West Indies was restricted to 171, the visitors scored over 200 runs in every subsequent match, including pounding 247/3 in Hyderabad and chasing down 250 in Ranchi.