“Don’t Need”: Sunil Gavaskar’s Stern Message To “Big Names Who Think India Can’t Win Without Them”

The India vs England collection was in some ways an acid Test for Rohit Sharma and Co. Not solely India have been going through an opponent which had gained nearly all the pieces that got here their approach previously couple of years, the hosts have been lacking high stars too. Virat Kohli, Mohammed Shami missed the complete collection for numerous causes whereas damage and poor type dominated out another massive names. India gave debut to the likes of Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel, Akash Deep, Rajat Patidar and but sealed the collection with one match to go. Going into the ultimate Test of the collection, India are main 3-1.

Former Indian cricket crew captain Sunil Gavaskar mentioned that India should really feel happy with the achievement. He additionally added that it is a message to the large names who assume India cannot win with out them.

“Three years back, India missed a lot of big names in Australia but they still managed to pull off a fantastic win not just in Gabba. After getting all out in Adelaide for 36 they won in Melbourne and drew in Sydney. They battled hard to save the Sydney Test match. If Rishabh Pant stayed on the crease for half an hour then India could have won that match as well. But the Heart and application the young Indian players showed during that Australia tour was visible even this time around against England,” Gavaskar mentioned on Sports Tak.

“That’s why I always say, you don’t need big names… If any big name thinks that India won’t win without him these two series have shown that whether you are there or not…Cricket is a team sport. It doesn’t depend on one individual.

“Credit should go to the best way captain Rohit Sharma and head coach Rahul Dravid have managed the crew. They gave possibilities to the younger gamers, moulded them, and inspired them to play their pure recreation. This reveals that whether or not we’ve got massive names or not, if we’ve got gamers with massive hearts then we will win.”

While many youngsters like Yashasvi Jaiswal, Akash Deep, Dhruv Jurel and Sarfaraz Khan have so far starred in the series, former Australia captain Ian Chappel made sure that the leadership skills of Rohit is also among the most talked topics. Chappel feels that Rohit’s ability as a leader is “usually missed”.

“In the sudden shuffling of the Indian facet after a chronic interval of choice stability, the management of Rohit Sharma is commonly missed. Rohit, in his quiet however environment friendly approach, is a really totally different chief from the aggressive and extremely seen Ben Stokes. His succesful dealing with of the numerous adjustments to personnel and the powerful lack of the primary Test reveals his resilience. He additionally produced a masterful century when the Indian crew wanted it, firstly of the third Test, to verify he wasn’t a ceremonial captain,” wrote Chappell on ESPNcricinfo.