Former India Nationwide Cricket Group batsman Sunil Gavaskar has acknowledged that Group India don’t must rely on ‘huge names’ to win any sequence and there are sufficient gifted gamers within the nation who can lead the staff to victories.
The Rohit Sharma & Co. are at present concerned in a five-match Check sequence towards England Nationwide Cricket Group at house. They began off the sequence on a poor word and suffered a surprising defeat by the hands of Ben Stokes & Co.
Nevertheless, the hosts made positive that they carried out higher within the subsequent three matches and made an excellent comeback within the sequence. India received by 106 runs, 434 runs, and 5 wickets within the 2nd, third, and 4th Assessments in Visakhapatnam, Rajkot, and Ranchi to seal the sequence 3-1, with one match remaining.
The sequence victory towards the Three Lions was fairly particular for the Indian staff as they received within the absence of many key gamers like Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, and Mohammed Shami. The fifth and closing Check match of the sequence is scheduled to be held on the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Affiliation Stadium in Dharamshala from March 07.
Talking forward of the final Check of the sequence, batting nice Sunil Gavaskar likened India’s win within the England sequence to the historic Australia Check sequence win in 2020-21. He recalled how India missed a number of first-choice gamers within the Australia sequence and the newcomers confirmed braveness, stamina, grit, and willpower, which was additionally the case within the ongoing England Assessments.
“India missed a number of huge names in Australia however they nonetheless managed to tug off a improbable win not simply in Gabba but in addition in Melbourne. They got here again after being bowled out for 36. Profitable in Melbourne then they battled exhausting to avoid wasting the Sydney Check match. If Rishabh Pant stayed on the crease for half an hour then India may have received that match as effectively.
“However the braveness, stamina, grit and willpower that the younger Indian gamers confirmed throughout that Australia tour was seen even this time round towards England,” he mentioned on Sports activities Tak.
If any huge identify thinks that India received’t win with out him… – Sunil Gavaskar
Sunil Gavaskar additional took a dig at ‘huge names’ lacking the England Check sequence, stating that India don’t want stars to win a sequence as cricket is a staff sport and it doesn’t rely on any particular person.
“That’s why I at all times say, you don’t want huge names… If any huge identify thinks that India received’t win with out him these two sequence have proven that whether or not you’re there or not (it doesn’t matter). Cricket is a staff sport. It doesn’t rely on one particular person,” Sunil Gavaskar mentioned.
Sunil Gavaskar was additionally impressed with the best way captain Rohit Sharma and head coach Rahul Dravid have managed the younger gamers within the sequence towards England and motivated them to excel.
“Credit score should go to the best way captain Rohit Sharma and head coach Rahul Dravid have managed the staff. They gave probabilities to the younger gamers, moulded them, and inspired them to play their pure recreation. This reveals that whether or not we’ve huge names or not, if we’ve gamers with huge hearts then we are able to win.”
In the meantime, Rohit Sharma can be wanting ahead to guiding India Nationwide Cricket Group to a victory within the fifth Check to seal the sequence 4-1 and prolong his nice report because the skipper of the nationwide staff.