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Former India batter Mohammad Kaif believes that every player in the men’s team is currently playing with ‘fear’ and no freedom because the environment is fueling insecurity among them. Kaif said on Monday that the players have seen how Sarfaraz Khan and Sai Sudharsan were dropped despite doing well, which has hurt the self-belief of the players and directly impacted their performances.

Kaif’s comments came after India lost to South Africa in the first of the two Tests at the Eden Gardens, with the batters fumbling a chase of 123 runs on the turning track. It was the fourth loss in eight Tests at home for the Gautam Gambhir management, putting him on the brink of becoming the first Indian head coach to oversee two home clean-sweeps, ever.

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