London, Aug.3 (ANI): Former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly has described the current squad led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni as being under-prepared and said the batsmen need to "put their bodies on the line" if they are to salvage anything from their Test series in England.
Speaking after India had gone two-nil down to England in the current Test series, the BBC quoted Ganguly, as saying that Dhoni's struggling team and its under-par displays were partly due to the decision to play just one-warm up game in England before the start of the series.
"I am a firm believer that every time you tour you need at least two warm-up games, and they absolutely could have played an extra game," Ganguly told BBC Sport.
He added: "They have been very ordinary. I expected a lot more from this team, especially they way they performed here in 2002 and 2007."
Ganguly, who played 113 Tests and 311 one-day internationals for India between 1992 and 2008, and was captain in 21 wins, was particularly critical of the batsmen.
"Sachin Tendulkar hasn't really got going yet, VVS Laxman has been on and off, the openers have struggled," he said.
"Dravid is the only player who has really batted well. When you see 500 runs on the board and a game slipping away, you need characters to stand up. They haven't done that yet, but there are two Test matches to go and hopefully they can turn it around. I believe they can," said Ganguly.
He added: "But they need to be determined, bat better and put their bodies on the line." (ANI)
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