Former India skipper Sunil Gavaskar unlike his contemporaries is a vivid supporter of the shortest format of the game – T20 cricket. The cricketer-turned commenter likes the batters and bowlers being more innovative and play fearlessly.

There is a section of former cricketers who still believes in the traditional format of the game and feels the T20 format is just ruining the game. While the red-ball format still remains the most challenging format, the shortest format of the game has brought a revolution.

Sunil Gavaskar listed few interesting aspects of the game which he thinks are the best. The batting maestro is in awe of the innovations cricketers apply in this format of the game.

“I know a lot of people who played around my time, they’re not happy with the T20 format, but I actually love it. I love it for the simple reason that you know it’s a 3-hour game, and you get a result, and you get to see so much action. When somebody plays the switch hit and the reverse sweep, I’m out of my chair because I think those are fabulous and incredible shots, and it takes a lot of skill to be able to hit them for sixes,” Gavaskar said on The Analyst Inside podcast.

AB de Villiers is very elegant and hits the long-distance – Sunil Gavaskar

Now with T20 cricket at its peak, the legendary cricketer was asked to pick a player whom he would have wished to bat-like. Sunil Gavaskar without thinking picked former South Africa cricketer AB de Villiers, who makes batting look so simple.

“AB de Villiers… bat like him, you know 360 degrees, play everything. I mean, just make it look as if you’re having a net. He makes it look so simple. He hits a fair distance, and he is very elegant as well. When he hits some of those shots, I love how his bat’s follow-through goes right over the shoulder. It’s not one of those punches; it’s like a proper shot. I love watching him bat” the former India captain explained.