"Just sit and eat cashew nuts and peas in the dressing room" - K Srikkanth's fiery message for team management after ENG vs IND 2026 T20Is series loss

× Former Indian captain Kris Srikkanth slammed the team management and the leadership group for their dismal recent T20I results. Following the 2026 T20 World Cup triumph, the Men in Blue suffered a shocking 0-2 defeat in Ireland. Ad Things went from bad to worse in the recently concluded T20I series in England, where India lost 0-4 in the five-match affair.

The results aside, the Indian management has been criticized for their constant chopping and changing of established and young players. Skipper Shreyas Iyer has also come under the scanner, with losses in his first completed T20I games since taking over as captain. Talking about the Indian leadership group on his YouTube channel, Cheeky Cheeka, Srikkanth said (22:15): Ad Trending "They'll just say transition for every format.

It's all just manipulation of the media and fans. Even in transition, you should pick talented players, have the right selection criteria and have the correct approach. Instead, you just sit and eat cashew nuts and peas in the dressing room."

He continued: "If this is the way the players are going to be treated and groomed with knee-jerk reactions, everybody should be changed. The players are getting dropped immediately so the same yardstick should apply to Gautam Gambhir and Shreyas Iyer also as captain and coach. How are you both performing in your roles?

Same as the players you drop." Ad With the loss in the England series, India suffered consecutive T20I series defeats for the first time in over seven years. "This is not the way to groom a youngster" - Kris Srikkanth on Vaibhav Suryavanshi Kris Srikkanth further slammed the Indian team management for dropping 15-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi in the final T20I against England.

The youngster debuted for India in the second ODI of the series, replacing Sanju Samson, becoming the youngest-ever to play for the country. Ad However, the southpaw scored only 42 runs in his first three outings, resulting in his being dropped for the series finale. "You drop him (Suryavanshi) for struggling against Archer.

Who didn't struggle against Archer in this team? I am very upset with the way they are treating him. This is not the way to groom a youngster.

He should have been told that he wouldn't be dropped for ten innings and just to play his game," said Srikkanth (via the aforementioned source). Ad He added: "Actually Suryavanshi should have played the two Ireland matches by resting Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson one game each. After seeing how he (Suryavanshi) played, he should have not played against England at all and played only the Zimbabwe series.

Now they've mixed everything up and ruined the entire team."Samson was dropped for Suryavanshi after the series opener against England despite being the Player of the Tournament in the 2026 T20 World Cup, causing massive outbursts from fans and experts alike. × Was this article helpful?

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Ad Things went from bad to worse in the recently concluded T20I series in England, where India lost 0-4 in the five-match affair. The results aside, the Indian management has been criticized for their constant chopping and changing of established and young players. Skipper Shreyas Iyer has also come under the scanner, with losses in his first completed T20I games since taking over as captain.

Talking about the Indian leadership group on his YouTube channel, Cheeky Cheeka, Srikkanth said (22:15): Ad Trending "They'll just say transition for every format. It's all just manipulation of the media and fans. Even in transition, you should pick talented players, have the right selection criteria and have the correct approach.

Instead, you just sit and eat cashew nuts and peas in the dressing room." He continued: "If this is the way the players are going to be treated and groomed with knee-jerk reactions, everybody should be changed. The players are getting dropped immediately so the same yardstick should apply to Gautam Gambhir and Shreyas Iyer also as captain and coach.

How are you both performing in your roles? Same as the players you drop." Ad With the loss in the England series, India suffered consecutive T20I series defeats for the first time in over seven years.

"This is not the way to groom a youngster" - Kris Srikkanth on Vaibhav Suryavanshi Kris Srikkanth further slammed the Indian team management for dropping 15-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi in the final T20I against England. The youngster debuted for India in the second ODI of the series, replacing Sanju Samson, becoming the youngest-ever to play for the country. Ad Howev