Sunil Gavaskar’s harsh assessment following India’s defeat against England. ‘There will be several retirements.’ India’s devastating 10-wicket defeat against England has rung some alarm bells in the Indian dressing room.
England advanced to the final of the present T20 World Cup. Australia thanks to a masterpiece in batting against a weak Indian bowling attack led by Jos Buttler. Former Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar make an audacious statement following India’s humiliating defeat. Implying that the Indian camp may be forced to retire as a result of another poor ICC tournament.
India’s defeat to the Three Lions has once again focused attention on the much-maligned Indian top order. Which failed to capitalize on the circumstances in Adelaide’s semi-final. Former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar pointed out that numerous current Indian players, including skipper Rohit Sharma, are in their 30s, and with the next T20 World Cup still a few years away, a few retirements may be on the horizon.
“There will be some retirements also coming through, you never know. This is not the time to think about it. You really get away from it, give it a lot of thought but there are a lot of players in their mid-30s who would consider their position for the Indian T20 team,”
Gavaskar said.
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It will be a completely different team with Hardik Pandya in charge: Gavaskar, Sunil
The batting icon emphasized Hardik Pandya’s nomination as skipper for India’s upcoming match against New Zealand as a new beginning for the Indian team. Gavaskar believes that the flamboyant all-rounder will assert himself in the upcoming series and will lead a ‘totally different’ Indian team after the T20 World Cup.
“For the tour of New Zealand, it’s a different team. The team is going there under Hardik Pandya. He will begin to put his stamp on the team because clearly, the selection comittee has sent a signal that he, having won the IPL in his first assignment, as a captain, they have marked him out as captain for T20s. So I think with Pandya, it will be a completely different team,”
He added.
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