During the match, Kaif, who was providing commentary from Ahmedabad, noticed that Rohit and Dravid conducted nightly inspections for three days in a row prior to the final.
Former Indian batter Mohammed Kaif said that skipper Rohit Sharma and head coach Rahul Dravid had changed the pitch prior to the team’s loss in Ahmedabad, accusing them of ruining their preparations for the ODI World Cup final against Australia in November.
India went into the summit match riding a 10-game winning streak and were the favourites to win the title at home for the first time in 12 years. They were also unbeaten in the league round of the competition. But in the end, the hosts gave way to a well-resourced Australian team on a sticky ground at the Narendra Modi Stadium.
During the match, Kaif, who was providing commentary from Ahmedabad, noticed that Rohit and Dravid conducted nightly inspections for three days in a row prior to the final. In an interview with the Lallantop, Kaif claimed to have witnessed the surface progressively changing colour and chastised the Indian team management for manipulating the pitch prior to their collapse.
