Sunil Gavaskar On Whitewash: Amid all the discussions of India’s second whitewash at home in 12 months, many experts and fans questioned the selection and management, wondering whether it was really necessary for selectors to move on from Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma and bring a transition-phase team led by Shubman Gill.
Sunil Gavaskar On Whitewash
However, former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar hits back at the trollers, backing the team management and selectors. He reminded everyone of what happened during the home series against New Zealand in November 2024 and the tour of Australia.
Despite the presence of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, along with Ravichandran Ashwin, India lost to New Zealand by 0-3, their first home test series loss in 12 years. In Australia, India won just one game and lost all for the first time after almost a decade.
“Retirements Have Been Their Call”: Sunil Gavaskar
Talking about all these things, Gavaskar stated that Kohli and Rohit would not be able to change India’s destiny, not even against South Africa.
He said,
“No, the call to take retirements must have been their call. Probably they might have been asked to consider their future. But we can’t say that had they been here, we would have won. They were there when we lost to New Zealand. What happened when they were there? We lost 0-3, no? Then what happened in Australia? We should not be thinking on these lines. No, we can’t be thinking about whether we pushed them to retirement. That is the wrong way to approach this.”
Retirement Of Test Legends
Ashwin retired from international cricket in the middle of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, while on the other hand Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma ended their test careers in May before the start of the England Test series. But the duo are still active in playing ODI and will be back in action in the upcoming three-match ODI series against South Africa commencing on November 30.
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