Former Indian Captain Sunil Gavaskar being extremely harsh on the Indian team did not spare anyone in his interview on Tuesday.
Former Indian Captain Sunil Gavaskar being extremely harsh on the Indian team did not spare anyone in his interview on Tuesday.
He said that that apart from Oval, there should be no space for playing two spinners and India need to get in Karun Nair in the middle for the other matches against England.
“I don't think there will be any more room to play two spinners except at the Oval. I think it makes sense to bring in Karun Nair as an extra batsman at No.6; particularly because, Virat is also not 100 percent. Also when you have lost two Tests and are mentally down, someone who has not been part of a losing eleven may be in better space. I would also want Rishabh Pant to come in place of Dinesh Karthik with the gloves to add some depth, “Gavaskar said.
He also suggested that the Indian players are in love with London and which is why they did not leave for Nottingham on Sunday when they should have for getting an extra day of practice before the third Test against England.
England thrashed Virat Kohli’s Team India by an innings and 159 runs in the second Test, which ended on Sunday.
With the second Test ending inside four days, India has got an extra day to practice before the third Test goes underway on Saturday.
However, Kohli and Co did not travel to Nottingham, the location of the next match, on Monday and former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar cannot understand the reason behind it.
“I can understand they have taken the day off today. They are still licking the wounds of the defeat at Lord's but they should have been planning to leave for Nottingham after today which would have been the last day of the Lord's Test and practice from tomorrow.
But clearly, as we have seen from the start of the ODI series, they are in love with London. You cannot get practice facilities in London as easily as you would in Nottingham - I hope they practice from Tuesday. And there should be no optional practice. Everybody needs to get down to practice There's no such thing as optional practice when you are 0-2 down," he said.
"You don't just need net practice but practice matches also. One should strive for practice games between third and fourth Test as well when there is space. There may possibly be some new players coming in after the third Test and they need some practice time as well. These things have to be thought about. I have been saying this since January when the South Africa tour was lost. But perhaps we are old-fashioned, who don't understand modern day cricket,” any angry Gavaskar added.
Mocking the other Indian batsmen, Gavaskar suggested that Virat Kohli has to assess his injury himself and he thinks Kohli should play unless he can’t bend or walk.
“Kohli has to assess his injury and whether to take the risk or not. But if I were the captain, I would want Kohli to play even if he's 50 percent fit. He's such a crucial element. He has to play unless he can't bend or walk. At the end of the day he has to decide how much pain he can bear. For me Virat has to play,” Gavaskar added.
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