Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has sang wealthy praises of the depth in Indian cricket’s pink ball pipeline, placing the continuing England collection triumph at house in the identical bracket as India’s final Check collection win in Australia.
“That’s why I at all times say, you don’t want massive names… If any massive title thinks that India gained’t win with out him these two collection have proven that whether or not you’re there or not (it doesn’t matter). Cricket is a workforce sport. It doesn’t depend upon one particular person,” Gavaskar informed Sports activities Tak.
Again in 2020/21, when India toured Australia for a four-match Check collection, the guests confronted a humiliating loss within the first Check and had a number of damage issues to their skilled campaigners. Additionally, the then Check captain Virat Kohli had opted to depart for house after the primary Check to be current for the start of his first little one. It was of their absence that protagonists corresponding to Rishabh Pant and Mohammed Siraj emerged to steer India to a 2-1 triumph.
Forward of the continuing five-Check collection towards England, Kohli had additionally opted out and was not too long ago blessed with a second little one. India additionally missed the presence of Mohammed Shami, who hasn’t performed a sport for India for the reason that World Cup last owing to an damage. After the primary Check, KL Rahul would even be dominated
Of their absence, it has been the newcomers who’ve starred for India. The likes of Dhruv Jurel, Sarfaraz Khan, and Akash Deep.
“Credit score should go to the best way captain Rohit Sharma and head coach Rahul Dravid have managed the workforce. They gave probabilities to the younger gamers, moulded them, and inspired them to play their pure sport. This exhibits that whether or not we’ve massive names or not, if we’ve gamers with massive hearts then we are able to win,” Gavaskar believes.
After shedding the primary Check in Hyderabad, India emerged victorious in Visakhapatnam, Rajkot and Ranchi to realize an unassailable lead within the collection.