'Dismal Indians at Lord's' former cricketers lament lack of fight by team

India's abject surrender in the first two Tests against England has drawn sharp criticism from some of the country's celebrated former cricketers, who hoped the side would have the strength to bounce back.

Virender Sehwag, Bishan Singh Bedi and VVS Laxman were among those who lamented the lack of fight shown by India in the second Test against England, losing by an innings and 159 runs to go 0-2 down in the five-match series.

"Very poor from India. While we all want to stand by our team and support them when they don't do well, going down without a fight is very disappointing to watch. Hope they have the confidence and mental strength to comeback from this," tweeted Sehwag.

Bedi was even more scathing in his assessment of the performance.

"Dismal Indians at Lord's..everyone remotely connected with Indian Cricket knows where the problem lies or stems from..but will not utter a word for want of strength of character & courage of conviction...which is even more depressing really than the batting debacle actually...!!" wrote former India spinner Bedi.

Dhawan to Pandya, Captain Kohli's concerns ahead of Lord's Test vs England

After losing the Edgbaston Test India have a lot of things to ponder; from deciding the opening pair to the role of all-rounder in the Indian cricket team. Before the first test there has been a buzz over Virat Kohli’s form in England and after Kohli’s 200 runs (149 in first and 51 in second innings) the course of discussions has changed as it is apparent now that one batsman can’t win you every match. It’s a team game so to be on the victorious side after 5 days of play in a Test match, a team has to perform in every aspect. From a good opening stand to showing spirited performance in every session to have an upper hand after each day’s play.

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IPL 2018: Kolkata beat RCB by 6 wickets; Chirs Lynn scores match-winning 68

In the 29th match of Vivo Indian Premier League (IPL 2018) Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by 6 wickets at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. KKR pulled up a great show with the bat and chased the target of 176 runs on the last over. RCB bowlers could not get an early breakthrough and dropping Chris Lynn on 7 runs cost RCB the match as he went on for a match-winning knock. There was a little contest in the last few overs as wickets fell, but overall it looked like a one-sided match as RCB bowlers and fielders failed to perform. After winning today's match Kolkata Knight Riders consolidated their position in Vivo IPL points table with 8 points.