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Former Pakistan Test Captain Mushtaq Mohammad has responsible the Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) for the disaster of the Indian team in England.
"The BCCI is very much accountable for poor planning of this tour. They consideration their cricketers were machines and are being treat like machines.
They (the players) can't play day in day out, they are human beings and they do get tired both physically and spiritually and they do need rest," Mushtaq said.
The 67-year-old had no uncertainty that the Indian players looked tired in the ongoing tour.
"I have watched India play in all the matches so far and what I have found is that they look tired. It is not only surprising but very disappointing too.
"You got to have eagerness to compete in any kind of rivalry. Mentally and physically, they are very exhausted and it is showing on their faces and bodies. You can tell a lot by how a player thinks and reacts to different situation, but due to weariness they have no answer to England," he said.
Mushtaq also said that the Indian bowlers, in particular, look worn-out with a lack of backup options.
"The bowlers look as if they have over-bowled. From the series in the West Indies, they came in a straight line to England and went on to play the four-match Test series without any training."
The former cricketer said that the Indian batsmen were not given a chance to familiarize themselves with the tough English playing conditions.
"Indian batsmen never had a chance to resolve down and score runs. They only played one three-day warm-up game and directly away went on to play the Test series. This is one of the reasons why the Indian batting has failed.
"For any major series such as this one, if you do not have proper training, it is bound to come back to hurt you and this is accurately what has happened," Mushtaq said.
Stating that he was astonished to see India's famed batting line-up, which has got the standing of 'the best in the world' has unsuccessful to reach 300 in any innings so far, Mushtaq said, "They must realise that Test cricket is very rough and it's not over in a day and you have to survive and battle for five days. One of the best batting line-ups in the world has failed miserably and let down all their fans and supporters."
Mushtaq, who has played 57 Tests and 10 one-dayers, also answerable the Indian players for giving competitions like IPL more preference than playing for the country.
"I also blame the players for running after the money in the IPL. They had put their body throughout all kind of strain and pain and didn't think about the tour of England, which was a very important tour. I expect they learn their lesson that too much IPL and needless cricket spoils the ranking of the team," he said.
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