Mumbai, India:India's most successful bowler Anil Kumble said he was disappointed the team had failed to live up to expectation at the World Cup.

Touted as favourites back home, the 2003 finalists returned from the Caribbean on Thursday after being eliminated in the first round following defeats by Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

"We are really disappointed. We definitely believed that we could go a long way in this World Cup," the 36-year-old leg-spinner told a news conference on Friday while announcing his retirement from one-dayers.

"In terms of preparations I thought we had done everything. It was just that on that particular day against Bangladesh we lost and the format of the tournament was such if you lose a game, it was really hard to come back."

Already under fire for their performance, the players were described as "Artful dodgers" by the Times of India daily after they avoided the media on their return.

Kumble, however, tried to sum up the feelings of his team mates. Read more