IND vs SA 2025: “Ones who are running the team don’t know what’s going wrong” - Former India batter minces no words while slamming Gambhir and Co.

Mohammad Kaif explained in detail about what is happening in Indian cricket and why the Test team is not as formidable in home conditions as it used to be in the past. His assessment comes amid the glaring criticism being directed at the Indian team and support staff after the 0-2 whitewash in the two-match Test series against South Africa.

Kaif believes that the team management has no clue about what is not working. He also pointed out how India altered their plans in the second Test and played on a flatter deck after losing on a rank turner in the first. According to the former Indian batter, this kind of short-term planning is hindering the team's performance.

"There is no simple answer for this. There are 2-3 answers for this and everyone knows it. I feel the ones who are running the team they don’t know what is going wrong. The ones from the outside know what is wrong. When India lost the first Test on a turning track, the strategy was changed only after one match. They played on a better track in Guwahati where there was a bit of a grass. This short-term planning is hurting us. Senior players are absent. They told Ravichandran Ashwin that we won’t be able to find a place for you in the eleven, so he retired," Kaif said in the latest video uploaded to his YouTube channel.

It is a mix of several things going wrong: Kaif

Kaif recalled how Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja used to run through opposition batting line-ups in India in the past. The cricketer-turned-expert noted that Washington Sundar hasn't been able to fill the boots of Ashwin, who retired earlier this year.

"Hardly any batter could find their feet in India against Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja. Washington Sundar was brought but he is not even half the bowler of what they were. Seniors were removed but they are not able to compensate for them. Even the new players are not being given consistent chances. So, there is not one thing to pinpoint here. It is a mix of several things going wrong."