SA vs IND: India is one of the most underachieving sports teams in the world, says Michael Vaughan

Eormer England captain Michael Vaughan has called India one of the most underachieving sports  brigades in the world following their heavy defeat against South Africa in the Boxing Day Test. South Africa  pounded India by an innings and 32 runs at the SuperSport Park in Centurion.  SA vs IND, 1st Test Day 3 Scorecard   With this palm, South Africa took a 1- 0 lead in the two- match Test series.

 Dean Elgar andco. killed India's expedients of conquering their final frontier in Test justice, having  noway  won abi-lateral Test series in South Africa.   Following their defeat at Centurion, India will gear up to take on South Africa at the Wanderers Stadium in Cape Town on January 3.   Meanwhile, Vaughan, who's in Australia to cover their Test series against Pakistan, refocused out that India do not win anything, while calling them one of the most underachieving sports  brigades in the world.

 India had a chance of winning their first ICC  jewel in a decade but despite winning 10 matches on the  witch in the 2023 ODI World Cup, the Men in Blue lost the final against Australia in Ahmedabad last month. "They'ven't won  important in recent times. I  suppose India is one of the most underachieving sports  brigades in the world. They do not win anything, when was the last time they won  commodity? They won then( Australia)  doubly, which was  magnific. But the last many World Mugs, been nowhere. T20 World Cup, nowhere," said Vaughan.  

 He went on to hit out at India's performance in South Africa, saying they do not win anything given the  gift and  coffers at their disposal. India last won an ICC  jewel in 2013, lifting the titleholders jewel under the leadership of MS Dhoni.  " also you go to South Africa, a  platoon which is useful in Test matches, and produce a performance like this. 

Look, they are a good  platoon, they have got  plenitude of  gift but I just  suppose with all the  gift and  coffers they have, I just do not  suppose they win anything," Vaughan added.   Since the titleholders jewel triumph, India lost the final of the 2014 T20 World Cup before being knocked in thesemi-finals of the 2015 ODI World Cup. They  also lost thesemi-finals in the 2016 T20 World Cup before finishing runners- up in the 2017 titleholders jewel.  

They  also lost in thesemi-finals of the 2019 World Cup in England, before being  excluded in the Super 12 stage of the 2021 T20 World Cup. This was followed by asemi-final defeat in the 2022 T20 World Cup and a final loss in the 2023 ODI World Cup.   India also reached the final of the World Test Championship in the first two editions, but lost first against New Zealand and  also against Australia. 

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