The Indian cricket fans are pretty disappointed after India’s defeat in the WTC final against Australia which was played at the Oval, London from 7 June to 11 June 2023. After losing the match, the Indian skipper Rohit Sharma stated that three test matches should be played in the WTC final and this statement hasn’t gone down well with the former Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar.
While speaking in an interview, Little Master stated, “No. This has been decided for a long time, you know even before you enter that first match of the cycle that the final is going to be just a one-off. So, you have to be prepared mentally”.
He further added, “Just like you prepare for the IPL, you don’t say best of three. Everybody can have a bad day, or a couple of days, but before the first ball of the cycle you know what it is. So, you can’t be asking for a best of three. Tomorrow, you may say best of five.”
When the Indian head coach Rahul Dravid was asked to comment on the declining batting averages of Indian cricketers, he said that it is pretty common when a team plays away from home.
However, Sunil Gavaskar thinks otherwise as he commented, “It doesn’t matter what the others’ averages are, we are talking about an Indian team now, the Indian team’s average is falling, something has to be done.”
He added, “The batting has been the one which has caused us problems every time we go overseas. Why is it happening? That is something that we need to look at. Why is it happening that our batting, which bats so well in India, you know, they are Dadas in India, when they go overseas, some of them falter, not everybody falters, some of them falter.”
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