Team India has had a poor show so far in the T20 World Cup 2021 where they have lost two back-to-back games. However, India’s defeat against New Zealand left them in trouble as their selection for the semi-finals looks tough. However, India pacer Jasprit Burmah cited ‘bio-bubble fatigue’ as one of the reasons which didn’t go down well with the former captain Sunil Gavaskar.
Notably, most of the players have been playing non-stop cricket over the past 6 months. Moreover, the global pandemic made things worse as sports is taking place in bio-bubble with a lot of rules and regulations which has been taking a toll on them. However, Gavaskar feels when a player is playing for the country, nothing is more important than that.
“Well look, when you are playing for India, everything has got to recede to the background. It’s as simple as that. It’s an unbelievable privilege and a huge honor to be playing for and representing your country. There are millions who you know, want to get the India cap, the India colors. Nobody should be saying that this [bubble fatigue] is there. There should be no real excuse. You should go out there and give it your best. It’s as simple as that,” Sunil Gavaskar said on Sports Today.
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However, Gavaskar himself stated that no team can win all games that too all the time, the disheartening part was the way India usually perform, they have failed in it.
“And that’s all the Indian fans are expecting. We all know that you can’t win every game. This is a sport, you are going to lose. Even the greatest of players in individual sports, even the greatest of teams lose. And this is a great team, make no mistake. The way they have played over the years, it’s a top team, this Indian team is a top champion team,” the 72-year-old added.
“But it’s only in the multi-country tournaments where they have not found their feet. So I think that’s something they need to do and not talk about anything else,” he again explained.
Rohit Sharma should open alongside KL Rahul – Sunil Gavaskar
However, Team India will take on Afghanistan on November 3 and Sunil Gavaskar believes Rohit Sharma will be back to opening again. Notably, he came to bat at No.3 as Ishan Kishan opened the innings alongside KL Rahul in the absence of Suryakumar Yadav.
“He’s got to bat at the top of the order, it’s as simple as that. Let’s forget what happened in the previous game. You saw that it didn’t work so you’ve got to go with somebody like Rohit Sharma.”
“What it does is it actually helps young Ishan Kishan – if Suryakumar Yadav is not fit still – because when he goes down the order, there are few overs left and he can swing his bat freely because there’s no question of doing anything otherwise… Open with Rohit Sharma because he’s the kind of batsman that once he plays 15 overs you are pretty much guaranteed to have a [score of] 180-200.”
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