India's worst show since 2003: Akram

BIRMINGHAM (Agencies) - Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram feels that the ongoing series against England is India's worst performance in Test cricket ever since he quit the game in 2003. "This is the worst performance by India in Test matches since I retired from cricket. India may have had Test defeats in 2003 but their graph improved after that. India have played very well under (Mahendra Singh) Dhoni in the last couple of years but this defeat is really deflating," said Akram. India have looked ordinary in all departments of the game in the series so far, but according to critics what cost the visitors dearly was the failure of its famed batting line-up, which is yet to cross the 300-run mark on the English soil. However, Akram begs to differ as he feels that the depleted and ineffective Indian bowling attack is to be blamed for the debacle. "The Indian bowling has looked very ordinary in the three Tests so far. Praveen Kumar and Sreesanth may be swinging the ball but the control is missing. Ishant Sharma looked jaded. I have not seen or heard a side scoring more than 700 runs in England recently," he said of the Indian attack, which allowed the hosts to post a mammoth 710/7 declared in the first innings at Edgbaston.

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