This is what happens when cricketers sell their souls to the IPL. Nobody wants to do the hard work and everyone wants to be a flat track bully. Shame on Indian batters.....
Yeah, Bangladesh win, the gentleman said, the credit should go to Rohit, not to Gambhir, now he says when coach and Captain are responsible for the loss, Rohit Sharma is unfit, lethargic, he is alone responsible for this historic loss
Sunny sir, no doubt, brilliant cricketer of all times. When it comes to approach, its felt that he held tremendous clout with selection committee as skipper and even as non captain.
The players should watch the innings played by Sunil Gavaskar (96) in the late 80s at Bangalore against Pakisthan in a horribly turning track. It is a text book kind of an innings illustrating how to play spin.
Gavaskar Sir, you are a Legend.. I remember, in the 1980s , you had spent one day in Pune with the Great Kamal Bhandarkar to iron out some minor flaws. That is HUMILITY AND GREATNESS !!!!. Why cant our batters show the same humility and go back to the drawing board ??????
Master technician like Sunil Gavaskar ought to give some tips to our players how to tackle on rank Turners.. Recently I watch his last test match and his last innings on a vicious turning trak at Bangalore against Pakistan really a lesson for a batter..Wow what a technic he had.. That's why critics called him Master technician..
Lockdown kids are blaming gambhir who joined just 3 months ago. Gavaskar said all credit for bangladesh victory should go to rohit then why should gambhir take blame for nz loss.
So well explained. Hats off Sunny!! Still technically brilliant even in 70s 🙂His words and presence is always comforting to the team which is being battered allover the country.
Very true too much T20 cricket has lead to loss of temperament required for test cricket. The zeal was missing....sarfaraz has no good defense against spin...Pujara was missing... defense of test cricket. .... Kohli doesn't sweep, which Gavaskar said Sachin learnt. Players found not playing test cricket... practice matches....are found playing IPL where lot of money is involved. The zeal and passion of Tendulkar Ganguly VVS Dravid missing....
Cricket is such a leveller. Kholi Rohit etc have become Stars and threw away the basics of the game with disdain. Now they will have to bury their Ego and go back to the basics such as Match/Net practice, bat and pad close together, treating the ball on merit, patience, taking a few knocks on the body, concentrate on the next ball and squarely beaten. In short throw your stardom and be a Cricketer.
@@careerscoop5241 Bloody Woke..... Gambhir is Surely an Idiot and No Comment on 21 Crore Joker Shows your Hate only for a Political Party......... Grow up .,... This is India.....These Stars have No Shame and are Worse than Pimps... If you have Guts... Stop Buying their Products and Stop Watching IPL... automatically they come to their Knees....
One report says Selector Agrakar asked Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli to play in domestic cricket Duleep Trophy. Both of them rfused to play giving reasona lack of motivation. ! !
They will not actually it will be going to be a good series they may lose the series but they have batsman that can play good in Aus , bounce in aus give opportunity to Kohli Gill . And Aus batting is also not that good
NZ team is the most dangerous opponent of India. Cuz they never show any signs of aggression but kill Indian team most mercilessly- ODI WC, Test Championship and now Test Series whitewashing in India for first time. Currently over confidence is the biggest opponent for Indian team
Don't forget that semi final loss. Maybe Indian got over confident apparently a week and less big stars in their team yet they play with as a good unit.
I think one of the reason for absymal performance of senior batsmen in home soil is say no to domestic cricket. Look at players like Rishabh,Sundar,Jaiswal who have played in local tournaments and performed relatively well than those.
NZ batting line up is definitely better than AUS or ENG which was the difference at the end of the day. Their bowlers bowled well and were even with IND bowlers.
Not coach.players did this to coach.they have history of doing same to kumble.rohit and kohli we made super heroes and they think they can indian cricket.
This is Bloody Woke Agenda to Blame Gambhir/// By the Gambhir should be kicked out as he said there is no Problem with Batting.... He is a Moron for saying that... But No One has the Guts to Speak on Vadapav and the Pimp 21 Crore Joker
Top order batsmen have always struggled against spin or pace if there is some assistance to bowlers. Difference is our lower order batsmen like Axar, Ashwin, Jadeja came up with useful contributions which helped India win games. In a way the wins masked the failures of super star batsmen.
The only way to revive test cricket according to me is select specialists for this format and pay them on the lines of IPL. Post such a move you will see players vying to play the longer format.
That's an interesting perspective. I think you may have a good point there. Certainly, India can afford this - my country NZ, for instance, cannot afford this. We had Wagner for several years as really our only fully contracted test match specialist. Another point that seems to me a problem in India is that people at the top, particularly former players seem to afraid to call out current players or the BCCI. Is that accurate?
Now its downfall of Test cricket in India as d mindset of player is on T20 format where there is no room for patience. Test matches need skills n patience which comes with pratice and players refuse domestic cricket n go for international test matches that are hypocrisy on part of Selector n coaches.
@@BbGg-ri7px australia has far more world cups, cricket not even popular there, anyway only 5 countries play good cricket should it even be called world cup
What a stupid question new generation players are struggling? In fact Gill, sarfraz, pant, jaiswal washington sundar played recently. Seniors completely failed
I am pretty sure this decline is terminal ..this kind of decline in the standard of batting in the truest version of the game has been coming for a long time. We have been treating test cricket with utter disdain after IPL started -which has led to players playing important Intl games in front of Empty stands. The new generation of young players could not be less bothered about class as long as they got the next IPL contract in the bag.
Rajdeep - You do not question BCCI? the fact that you do not question BCCI hints at a quid pro quo agreement. The standards of journalism that you set is rock bottom.
BCCI missed a trick. They could have had 2 coaches, Gambhir for shorter formats and retained Dravid for Test match format. Gambhir's tactics has back-fired big time at the Test level. I grew up watching our Sunny Bhai and always impressed with his technique playing great fast bowlers and also great spin bowlers. Test match cricket was all good considering the transition from Sunny Bhai to Sachin era. When you look at the transition now, where Test players are playing book cricket or even T10 cricket at Test level, it definitely needs not just introspection but retrospection also. For starters, nothing is lost now, we still have a legendary Test player like VVS in the coaching helm. If I was BCCI, I will be pro-active and draw a line for TEST match format and at least make LAXMAN as our head coach for TESTS and shorter formats is where Gambhir and his gang belongs. We also need to take a check-point and do a check-mate for our senior players and their preferences. No freakin player is bigger than the game itself. Someone like KOHLI if he prefers paternity over the country and fans expectations, with all due respects to him, let him take a voluntary retirement and not skip a whole series like he did against England. We need a real check-mate for ROKO in particular. Even though there are talks on ASH/JADDU pair, don't forget that they have been the ones mainly contributing for our wins at HOME and most importantly still contributing and playing decent. Please analyze last 4-5 years of track records in TESTS of ROKO vs Pujaras and Rahane's.
New zealand loss is perfect example how success is dangerous . Success always hide flaws or mistake or blunders done .. rohit and virat are failing to play one match winning innings in test from last 3-4 years in test but due to lower middle order contribution and wins it always used to go under the carpet . And now when no one plays they are exposed . Its as simple as that .
The one factor is very similar to why England lost many tests trying to play the aggressive brand.. it’s a change, it’s tough to stay in the moment and play the ball on its merit.. the thought of imposing oneself as a batter even when the ball isn’t there, is overshadowing application - watching the ball closely enough and reacting to it, doesn’t happen; rather pre conceived idea execution is the attempt
Sunny Ji The GOAT We shod wait till the aussie tour and shod give 1 more chance to our boys thy have done so well in th past. All th best Team India. Bleed Blue🇮🇳 3-2 India for me.
The BCCI has just announced that the recent test series against New Zealand has been downgraded to exhibition match status. India's dominance in home test series had been maintained.
A strong discernment about this series Indian team started more fearing of Kiwi's Just think about sachin, sehwag, dravid, etc., The way they handled the home test matches is marvellous. Its a golden era. They showed the ambience, patience, perseverance and timely shots in test cricket. But this team is completely a nuisance, hasty and void when comes to red ball cricket. Its a waste of time, money and trust to train this team which doesn't worth a county cricket.
Past generations in India played on much flatter wickets there were so many dull boring draws. These days most tests especially due to WTC are result oriented and end in 3 days on spicy wickets. It's much harder to average 40+ away from home these days than it was in the past.
Nz is more tuned to indian conditions than anu other previous team. They have done it before to India when in 2016 T20 wc nz defeated India on a spin track...
Now our team has become white ball specialist, red ball demands lot of talent and foot work What I hv remembered players like Gavaskar and Javed miandad were red ball specialists
Gautam Gambhir must understand that criticising MS Dhoni, Sachin Tendulkar n Kapil Dev on TV or using abusive language against Pakistan players are two different things but coaching a test team is something a serious task.
my dear Sunny you need to bring all these ' advertising agents' to senses!!!! you are greatest brain game of cricket has produced !!!! I am short of words to appreciate your batting class and committment to the team.
Whatever it is Australia tour will be tough. I think mostly it is the attitude of some of the senior players is responsible for this. The fame and money they get in Ipl is making them head strong.
Many of our cricketers have accumulated substantial wealth through the IPL, which has led to a lack of passion or dedication for playing for the country. Their participation often seems driven more by the pressure from broadcasters and commercial interests rather than a true commitment to national representation.
Watching Indian 🇮🇳 batsmen struggling on home pitches was shocking. Terrible defensive technique , far too many shots offered when they could have easily left the ball .
Primarily we did lose because of our batting. But we can’t ignore the fact that our bowlers were off colour too. I mean NZ part timers bowled better line n length than our main spinners! Our batting didn’t click wholly against England too, but bowlers saved the day there
Big guns like Rohit , Kohli , Rahul and co didn't play domestic cricket apart from playing IPL and as such they didn't have enough practice playing domestic spinners and failed in the test match due to lack of practice
What ails india cricket? It is the casual attitude, which any human being gets, once the pocket and stomach is full. All players are super rich, when in their 20s. Why would they bother.
When you are used to playing on flat surfaces in IPL and used to scoring at a 150+ strike rate, you will definitely fail when there is a pitch with something for the bowlers.
Lol KL Rahul would have won you atleast the last match. But big guys thought he is useless. The irony is useless Rohit is dropping a useful player like KL
Why can't Rahul open with Jaiswal instead of Rohit who is not doing much at the top? Rahul might feel more comfortable and confident opening instead of batting at #6?
The same SUNNY will be the first person to stand in line when IPL comes ( just because of money) and he’ll sing praises for the same players who plays reverse sweep
India wanted to play baz ball and failed 150 was chase able with two days to spare, there was t20 batting at display to be 5 for 29. A decent test match wicket will make India win when the pitch is 3 day pitch both team have equal chance, why would you do it as home team. Poor management of pitch and tactics of selection
Nothing wrong as far as batting form is concerned in respect to Rohit and Kohli. The only difference is batting in the road and batting in turners. They gel in the former and will always struggle in the latter.
Seems some senior players are not happy and have a rift under Gautam Gambir leadership. How with in 4 months since Gautam Gambir become head coach the team performance became so worst and defeated by New Zealand 3-0 in test series.
Arguably the Greatest Innings played was played by Gavaskar Sir at Bangalore 1986 - 1987. It was against spin on a minefield of a track His last test innings in India It was a lesson on how to play spin. Unfortunately, Sir was wrongly given out. I recommend our batters to watch the innings
I think Mr Gavaskar is dead right that white ball is the reason for batsmen's inability to tackle spin and seam on bowler's friendly wickets. Its not just Indian problem, batsmen all over the world are less technically sound as compared to batmen of the past
No one else make more sense than Gavaskar when he talks cricket. Always his fan when he was playing and now when he is commenting.
This is what happens when cricketers sell their souls to the IPL. Nobody wants to do the hard work and everyone wants to be a flat track bully. Shame on Indian batters.....
They are Pimps especially 21 Crore Joker who cannot Win a Club Tournament also
Absolutely!!👍
Fix 😂
@@AdityaKandikondawho?
@@srikanthsv79 Bro, Which Club did not Win IPL and Which Pimp is Paid 21 Crores…… easy Guess
Yeah, Bangladesh win, the gentleman said, the credit should go to Rohit, not to Gambhir, now he says when coach and Captain are responsible for the loss, Rohit Sharma is unfit, lethargic, he is alone responsible for this historic loss
He was never Captain material and also _never fit for test cricket!_ He is fit only for white ball cricket.
Gavaskar is a HYPOCRITE
Rohit is smart he knows to get out playing attacking shot looks good than getting out defending . Shameless person
Where is the Big Talker Gambhir.
@@Asoka-greatRohit Sharma doesnt listen to Gambhir. Rohit sharma must be kicked out of test cricket. He should Play ODIs only
Sunny Gavaskar is still so sharp and clarity of thought and speech is so impressive.
Sunny sir, no doubt, brilliant cricketer of all times. When it comes to approach, its felt that he held tremendous clout with selection committee as skipper and even as non captain.
Get well soon, Mr. Gavaskar.
The players should watch the innings played by Sunil Gavaskar (96) in the late 80s at Bangalore against Pakisthan in a horribly turning track. It is a text book kind of an innings illustrating how to play spin.
Yes, you are correct.
Gavaskar Sir, you are a Legend..
I remember, in the 1980s , you had spent one day in Pune with the Great Kamal Bhandarkar to iron out some minor flaws.
That is HUMILITY AND GREATNESS !!!!.
Why cant our batters show the same humility and go back to the drawing board ??????
They have to be _told_ to play domestic cricket. Just see their cheek!!
Main. Reason... I P L
Master technician like Sunil Gavaskar ought to give some tips to our players how to tackle on rank Turners.. Recently I watch his last test match and his last innings on a vicious turning trak at Bangalore against Pakistan really a lesson for a batter..Wow what a technic he had.. That's why critics called him Master technician..
Problem is that the current players do not approach him.
Gavaskar himself said this once,he said that he can suggest only if approached.
Mr.Gavaskar, do not talk lightly of New Zealand. They have good players maybe better than England.
And NZ have always troubled India in ICC tournaments
gautam dumbhir, is good for nothing........neither as a MP nor as a COACH !!! DUMBHIR is an example of nepotism shown by BJP !!!
Lockdown kids are blaming gambhir who joined just 3 months ago. Gavaskar said all credit for bangladesh victory should go to rohit then why should gambhir take blame for nz loss.
May be😂😂
Don't be a hater
So well explained. Hats off Sunny!! Still technically brilliant even in 70s 🙂His words and presence is always comforting to the team which is being battered allover the country.
Very true too much T20 cricket has lead to loss of temperament required for test cricket. The zeal was missing....sarfaraz has no good defense against spin...Pujara was missing... defense of test cricket. .... Kohli doesn't sweep, which Gavaskar said Sachin learnt. Players found not playing test cricket... practice matches....are found playing IPL where lot of money is involved. The zeal and passion of Tendulkar Ganguly VVS Dravid missing....
too much "arrogance".
@@abhisheklodh yes give warning to all ipl players whether senior junior upcoming etc.if they cannot play with defense too forget test cricket.
gautam dumbhir, is good for nothing........neither as a MP nor as a COACH !!! DUMBHIR is an example of nepotism shown by BJP !!!
@@careerscoop5241shorty ah
Not a professional coach.
Because he couldn't get ticket for ge contest he was made coach by his boss to compensate.
Cricket is such a leveller. Kholi Rohit etc have become Stars and threw away the basics of the game with disdain.
Now they will have to bury their Ego and go back to the basics such as Match/Net practice, bat and pad close together, treating the ball on merit, patience, taking a few knocks on the body, concentrate on the next ball and squarely beaten.
In short throw your stardom and be a Cricketer.
gautam dumbhir, is good for nothing........neither as a MP nor as a COACH !!! DUMBHIR is an example of nepotism shown by BJP !!!
@@careerscoop5241 Bloody Woke..... Gambhir is Surely an Idiot and No Comment on 21 Crore Joker Shows your Hate only for a Political Party......... Grow up .,... This is India.....These Stars have No Shame and are Worse than Pimps... If you have Guts... Stop Buying their Products and Stop Watching IPL... automatically they come to their Knees....
One report says Selector Agrakar asked Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli to play in domestic cricket Duleep Trophy. Both of them rfused to play giving reasona lack of motivation.
! !
Well said the legendary Sunil Manohar Gaveskar
Marathi legend
Gavaskar mincing words.
No body talksj about IPL, its the money game.
You've hit the right spot...toiling less but earn big money in T20 made lots of crickters less interested in playing longer versions of the game.
Gavaskar is always biased and money minded.
Lest he offend IPL bosses!!
After India losing 3-0 to NZ, India will lose 4-0 to Aus. Will be surprised if it is any other result
They will not actually it will be going to be a good series they may lose the series but they have batsman that can play good in Aus , bounce in aus give opportunity to Kohli Gill . And Aus batting is also not that good
Australia would thrash India 5-0 for sure
@@k.r.seetharaman8855 no way they are not that good now their batting struggles
gautam dumbhir, is good for nothing........neither as a MP nor as a COACH !!! DUMBHIR is an example of nepotism shown by BJP !!!
@@careerscoop5241 How is he example of nepotism ?
He is talking sense He is critial at the same time encouraging the senior guys which seems balanced.
NZ team is the most dangerous opponent of India. Cuz they never show any signs of aggression but kill Indian team most mercilessly- ODI WC, Test Championship and now Test Series whitewashing in India for first time. Currently over confidence is the biggest opponent for Indian team
Don't forget that semi final loss. Maybe Indian got over confident apparently a week and less big stars in their team yet they play with as a good unit.
Absolutely,, soft hand and lower batlift are two forces to diffuse moving Ball. Footwalk to disturb bowler line length was also missing
Sunil is 100% correct
I think one of the reason for absymal performance of senior batsmen in home soil is say no to domestic cricket. Look at players like Rishabh,Sundar,Jaiswal who have played in local tournaments and performed relatively well than those.
NZ batting line up is definitely better than AUS or ENG which was the difference at the end of the day. Their bowlers bowled well and were even with IND bowlers.
Sunny G underestimating NZ even after losing 3-0. they're definitely a better team than england rn.
Reverse Sweep Proficiency : Andy Flower ♥️✨
Not coach.players did this to coach.they have history of doing same to kumble.rohit and kohli we made super heroes and they think they can indian cricket.
This is Bloody Woke Agenda to Blame Gambhir/// By the Gambhir should be kicked out as he said there is no Problem with Batting.... He is a Moron for saying that... But No One has the Guts to Speak on Vadapav and the Pimp 21 Crore Joker
Top order batsmen have always struggled against spin or pace if there is some assistance to bowlers. Difference is our lower order batsmen like Axar, Ashwin, Jadeja came up with useful contributions which helped India win games. In a way the wins masked the failures of super star batsmen.
True
The only way to revive test cricket according to me is select specialists for this format and pay them on the lines of IPL. Post such a move you will see players vying to play the longer format.
That's an interesting perspective. I think you may have a good point there. Certainly, India can afford this - my country NZ, for instance, cannot afford this. We had Wagner for several years as really our only fully contracted test match specialist. Another point that seems to me a problem in India is that people at the top, particularly former players seem to afraid to call out current players or the BCCI. Is that accurate?
Sunil Gavaskar last test in Bangalore, made 90s, youngster should watch how capacably he tackled pakistan spinner, eventhough we lost.
one factor is the toxic energy gambir brings. Toxic energy finds a way to transcend to the team
Now its downfall of Test cricket in India as d mindset of player is on T20 format where there is no room for patience. Test matches need skills n patience which comes with pratice and players refuse domestic cricket n go for international test matches that are hypocrisy on part of Selector n coaches.
All credit goes to BCCI & IPL. But hey, you have all the money. 😉
Yeah like NZ players don't play IPL
gautam dumbhir, is good for nothing........neither as a MP nor as a COACH !!! DUMBHIR is an example of nepotism shown by BJP !!!
@@BbGg-ri7px not all 11
@@msdadsfsx those who play made the runs , and if u see records India got better after IPL, after 2008 we won in Aus won WC became no.1 test team
@@BbGg-ri7px australia has far more world cups, cricket not even popular there, anyway only 5 countries play good cricket should it even be called world cup
What a stupid question new generation players are struggling? In fact Gill, sarfraz, pant, jaiswal washington sundar played recently. Seniors completely failed
I am pretty sure this decline is terminal ..this kind of decline in the standard of batting in the truest version of the game has been coming for a long time. We have been treating test cricket with utter disdain after IPL started -which has led to players playing important Intl games in front of Empty stands. The new generation of young players could not be less bothered about class as long as they got the next IPL contract in the bag.
Rajdeep - You do not question BCCI? the fact that you do not question BCCI hints at a quid pro quo agreement. The standards of journalism that you set is rock bottom.
BCCI missed a trick. They could have had 2 coaches, Gambhir for shorter formats and retained Dravid for Test match format.
Gambhir's tactics has back-fired big time at the Test level. I grew up watching our Sunny Bhai and always impressed with his technique playing great fast bowlers and also great spin bowlers.
Test match cricket was all good considering the transition from Sunny Bhai to Sachin era. When you look at the transition now, where Test players are playing book cricket or even T10 cricket at Test level, it definitely needs not just introspection but retrospection also.
For starters, nothing is lost now, we still have a legendary Test player like VVS in the coaching helm. If I was BCCI, I will be pro-active and draw a line for TEST match format and at least make LAXMAN as our head coach for TESTS and shorter formats is where Gambhir and his gang belongs. We also need to take a check-point and do a check-mate for our senior players and their preferences. No freakin player is bigger than the game itself. Someone like KOHLI if he prefers paternity over the country and fans expectations, with all due respects to him, let him take a voluntary retirement and not skip a whole series like he did against England.
We need a real check-mate for ROKO in particular. Even though there are talks on ASH/JADDU pair, don't forget that they have been the ones mainly contributing for our wins
at HOME and most importantly still contributing and playing decent. Please analyze last 4-5 years of track records in TESTS of ROKO vs Pujaras and Rahane's.
Absolutely correct....I agree
New zealand loss is perfect example how success is dangerous . Success always hide flaws or mistake or blunders done .. rohit and virat are failing to play one match winning innings in test from last 3-4 years in test but due to lower middle order contribution and wins it always used to go under the carpet . And now when no one plays they are exposed . Its as simple as that .
Kohli unleashes his Social Media Purchasing Power.
There is praise all over the places.
Present Indian cricket team consider themselves above the game. Lack of temperament and practice cost India the series.
No need to go on analysis... Its simple... Over confidence n over talking... Can openly say as player myself...
Hope India don't lose to Australia by 0-5.Forget WTC final.
Axarpatel better all rounder he rescued last England series missing of Axarpatel that will affected the newzaland and upcoming series
Why didn't he play the NZ series?
How many elephants seen by Rajdesai in the room so far?
Most NZ have played in IPL, they know the conditions. Their game awareness is much better.
Kiwis came well prepared and outwitted us!
The one factor is very similar to why England lost many tests trying to play the aggressive brand.. it’s a change, it’s tough to stay in the moment and play the ball on its merit.. the thought of imposing oneself as a batter even when the ball isn’t there, is overshadowing application - watching the ball closely enough and reacting to it, doesn’t happen; rather pre conceived idea execution is the attempt
Sunny Ji The GOAT
We shod wait till the aussie tour and shod give 1 more chance to our boys thy have done so well in th past.
All th best Team India. Bleed Blue🇮🇳
3-2 India for me.
This should be remembered when we rejoice when other team gets drubbing like this or lesser than this
If Virat , Rohit , Ashwin and jadeja should retire , it’s time to forget the records of these average overhyped players
Vadapav should drop himself
Rahul as well? Wat u think? He is an absolute waste
gautam dumbhir, is good for nothing........neither as a MP nor as a COACH !!! DUMBHIR is an example of nepotism shown by BJP !!!
@@anivaava absolutely . He has no goal in life . Selectors need to pick people with temperament
The way you spoke about nzland is bad. And 2 - 1 in Aus !!!! That sounds very sarcastic!!!
Gavaskar , Mohindar Amarnath and Kapil Dev are one of the greatest players. They are not comparable to new players, albeit in different times.
The BCCI has just announced that the recent test series against New Zealand has been downgraded to exhibition match status. India's dominance in home test series had been maintained.
Not fair to drag a sickman of TV screen by anchor.We want to listen a pleasant crispy and bright Sunil.
India prepared the pitches to suit induan spinners. But this plan backfired as it suited Ish Sodhi and other NZ spinners
A strong discernment about this series
Indian team started more fearing of Kiwi's
Just think about sachin, sehwag, dravid, etc.,
The way they handled the home test matches is marvellous. Its a golden era.
They showed the ambience, patience, perseverance and timely shots in test cricket.
But this team is completely a nuisance, hasty and void when comes to red ball cricket.
Its a waste of time, money and trust to train this team which doesn't worth a county cricket.
Past generations in India played on much flatter wickets there were so many dull boring draws. These days most tests especially due to WTC are result oriented and end in 3 days on spicy wickets. It's much harder to average 40+ away from home these days than it was in the past.
Dear Sunny, I wish you well. You are always my hero and inspired my cricket. I hope you feel better.
He looks pretty good at his age
New Zealand is a very good team. They beat India fair and square.
Mr.Gavaskar is as good a commentator as he was in batting.
Most important is to prepare proper test pitches, should last 5 days, equally helpful to batsman, bowlers like ones in England, Australia.
Nz is more tuned to indian conditions than anu other previous team. They have done it before to India when in 2016 T20 wc nz defeated India on a spin track...
Now our team has become white ball specialist, red ball demands lot of talent and foot work
What I hv remembered players like Gavaskar and Javed miandad were red ball specialists
Changes in the team composition is absolute necessary. Bring in Shami ( subject to his fitness), Rahul, Siryakumar, Hardik for the tour of Australia.
Squad already chosen uncle
Gautam Gambhir must understand that criticising MS Dhoni, Sachin Tendulkar n Kapil Dev on TV or using abusive language against Pakistan players are two different things but coaching a test team is something a serious task.
my dear Sunny
you need to bring all these ' advertising agents' to senses!!!!
you are greatest brain game of cricket has produced !!!!
I am short of words to appreciate your batting class and committment to the team.
A pure red ball player like Pujara being axed is still unimaginable!
Not afraid of losing, afraid of losing without a fight ~
Oh my God. I didn’t know India lost against New Zealand, due to failure of Batsmen. I thought they were 🌟 star-crossed. Thanks for enlightening me.
My favorite journalist & great world cricketer...
Whatever it is Australia tour will be tough. I think mostly it is the attitude of some of the senior players is responsible for this. The fame and money they get in Ipl is making them head strong.
Current indian batters struggle on turning pitches.
Mr. Rajdeep,
your father used to play sweep shots with elegance 😊
Many of our cricketers have accumulated substantial wealth through the IPL, which has led to a lack of passion or dedication for playing for the country. Their participation often seems driven more by the pressure from broadcasters and commercial interests rather than a true commitment to national representation.
Watching Indian 🇮🇳 batsmen struggling on home pitches was shocking. Terrible defensive technique , far too many shots offered when they could have easily left the ball .
I m repeating my words after 4 months Gambhir is n ll be Greg Chapell version 2.0 🤨
No excuse when you cant face even 100 balls in a test match !
All batsmen in hurry. don’t had enough patience.
Primarily we did lose because of our batting. But we can’t ignore the fact that our bowlers were off colour too. I mean NZ part timers bowled better line n length than our main spinners!
Our batting didn’t click wholly against England too, but bowlers saved the day there
Benefit of Home Pitch Advantage. Both Sastry and Gavaskar vouched for this.
Great former opening batsman of India Sunny sir
Jarvo 69 has soft hands.
Big guns like Rohit , Kohli , Rahul and co didn't play domestic cricket apart from playing IPL and as such they didn't have enough practice playing domestic spinners and failed in the test match due to lack of practice
What ails india cricket? It is the casual attitude, which any human being gets, once the pocket and stomach is full. All players are super rich, when in their 20s. Why would they bother.
Hubris after 2nd Test win against Bangladesh at Kanpur ... feeling that they can do anything against anyone.
Partly team selection (all batters being too aggressive) and Rohit and Virat being too complacent after the t20 world cup win.
Mr. Gavaskar get well soon
When you are used to playing on flat surfaces in IPL and used to scoring at a 150+ strike rate, you will definitely fail when there is a pitch with something for the bowlers.
Lol KL Rahul would have won you atleast the last match. But big guys thought he is useless. The irony is useless Rohit is dropping a useful player like KL
Why can't Rahul open with Jaiswal instead of Rohit who is not doing much at the top? Rahul might feel more comfortable and confident opening instead of batting at #6?
Yes he is utter useless.. lucky enough to be in team 😉
Sachin sourav,Dravid had played test as test match like 100,, balls 60 runs thats the format to maintain consistency in their match and results..
Why nobody wanna play test like a test,it was day 3 not dY 5??
Aus will defeat this indian team....but some of the batters will make runs in aus and they would be praised again despite loss in aus
First Test we struggled against Seam too
Yes Einstein. That's the reason for india's failure.
The same SUNNY will be the first person to stand in line when IPL comes ( just because of money) and he’ll sing praises for the same players who plays reverse sweep
gautam dumbhir, is good for nothing........neither as a MP nor as a COACH !!! DUMBHIR is an example of nepotism shown by BJP !!!
Why Batting fail Due to strike rate all senior players always shouting in media
This is major Reason
India wanted to play baz ball and failed 150 was chase able with two days to spare, there was t20 batting at display to be 5 for 29. A decent test match wicket will make India win when the pitch is 3 day pitch both team have equal chance, why would you do it as home team. Poor management of pitch and tactics of selection
Nothing wrong as far as batting form is concerned in respect to Rohit and Kohli. The only difference is batting in the road and batting in turners. They gel in the former and will always struggle in the latter.
Its not just new low... its shameful.. even you win worldcups this will remains as blackmark in indain cricket history.
Seems some senior players are not happy and have a rift under Gautam Gambir leadership. How with in 4 months since Gautam Gambir become head coach the team performance became so worst and defeated by New Zealand 3-0 in test series.
RS at his best when interacting with THE SunnyG
Arguably the Greatest Innings played was played by Gavaskar Sir at Bangalore 1986 - 1987.
It was against spin on a minefield of a track
His last test innings in India
It was a lesson on how to play spin.
Unfortunately, Sir was wrongly given out.
I recommend our batters to watch the innings
Why has Mumbai Indians changed the Captain
I think Mr Gavaskar is dead right that white ball is the reason for batsmen's inability to tackle spin and seam on bowler's friendly wickets. Its not just Indian problem, batsmen all over the world are less technically sound as compared to batmen of the past