Hussain feels as if India are only concerned about how much money they are making

Former England captain Nasser Hussain believes India are in desperate need of a change in personnel and attitude if they are to get back to their winning ways.

Hussain questioned the commitment of many senior players in the squad and noted that the youngsters seem to be more interested in Twenty20 cricket and the Indian Premier League (IPL) instead of the longest format of the game.

“India have big questions to answer in the aftermath of the Kolkata Test and the biggest surrounds the attitude of their near God-like top names,” Hussain wrote in his column for the Daily Mail. “When the likes of MS Dhoni, Gautam Gambhir and the rest went back to their hotel rooms after that defeat in the third Test, how much were they hurting? How much hunger for the long-haul form of the game – with its mental and physical demands – have these multi-millionaire players still got?

“Are they thinking, deep down, ‘Never mind’, and prioritising instead the fun, glamour and huge financial rewards that come from the Indian Premier League?

“(Coach Duncan) Fletcher will want to look into the eyes of Dhoni, Gambhir, Virender Sehwag and even (Sachin) Tendulkar to see how much hunger they have.”