Former India skipper Kapil Dev on Friday said he felt "ashamed" by Team India's drubbing in the Test series Down Under.
India have been beaten convincingly in the three Tests against Australia and will try to avoid a 4-0 whitewash in consecutive overseas series when they play the final Test in Adelaide on Tuesday.
"As a cricketer, I feel ashamed by the Indian team's performance. They are not playing well and have gone wrong in every aspect of the game," he said.
"However, it is unfair to call them names as this is the same team that was world no. 1 only about six months back and was doing well.
These are the same players who have made us proud so many times in the past. But now if they are not doing well, what can be said?" he added pointing fingers at the batting veterans in the team.
But on the other hand, Kapil insisted that T20s and one-day cricket had nothing to do with India's failure in the Tests so far.
"The team was playing T20 and one-day cricket even a year or six months back and were still performing well in Tests, so I don't think it is fair to hold the shorter versions of the game responsible for team's show in Australia," said Kapil.
And while he was upset that the team as a unit were not clicking, Kapil believes that dropping players in the middle of the series is not the wise thing to do. "We should back our team when the chips are down.
In the middle of the series, I don't think there should be any change in the team. They are a good side. I just hope that they can put their head together and play as a unit.
The team just needs to believe in itself and the captain must also believe in his side and look after himself as well as his team. It should try to script a comeback and we must all support the players in their endeavour."
India play Australia in the final Test at Adelaide on Tuesday.