“The test team is among the best touring teams,” Michael Vaughan said in response to R Ashwin’s criticism of the “underachieving team.”

A conversation was started last week when former England captain Michael Vaughan asserted that the Indian cricket team is among the worst underachievers and struggles despite having an abundance of skill and resources.

Given the team’s dearth of world championships during the previous ten years, Michael Vaughan questioned the group’s accomplishments. He asked former Australian batsman Mark Waugh a question concerning India’s showing.

They haven’t experienced much success lately. On the underachieving side, I believe they are. They achieve no success. When did they most recently win something? During a Fox Sports panel discussion, Vaughan stated, “With all the talent and skill they possess, they ought to have accomplished more.”

Star off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin of India responded to Michael Vaughan comment by pointing out the Test team’s consistency throughout the years while also acknowledging the team’s lack of ICC trophies.

We haven’t taken home any ICC trophies in a long time. We consider ourselves to be the game’s powerhouses. However, among the top traveling teams in the area has been the Test team. On his YouTube channel, Ashwin said, “We have seen many great results.”

Ashwin emphasized the narrow margins in Test cricket when reflecting on India’s recent series against South Africa.

“In a country like India, where we talk cricket in every nook and cranny and consider the sport a religion, I feel we criticize and nitpick too much and get into unnecessary details,” he stated.

As Ashwin noted, the game of cricket, particularly Test cricket, is one of subtleties, with tiny things having a big impact on results. He brought up the draw series India had against England in 2022 and the series against South Africa, when the squad recovered from a poor start, when talking about their recent successes.

Ashwin highlighted the tenacity and mental toughness of the Indian team, even as he acknowledged the disappointment of losing two WTC finals.

The fact that it’s still a sport is what we must realize. The truth is, as this Indian squad has repeatedly demonstrated, that a strong cricket team with mental toughness and acumen can mount a successful comeback from any position. Yes, we did lose both WTC finals. I sincerely accept it. However, he continued, “a comeback is always possible in the case of the Test Series.”