Former Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan says that India does not need superstar culture. We need team culture. Players should focus on the team rather than individuals. On the other hand, Sunil Gavaskar said on not following his advice, we do not know cricket. After India’s defeat in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) on Sunday, former cricketers Irfan Pathan and Sunil Gavaskar criticized a senior player like Virat Kohli during the post-match. With a 6-wicket win in the Sydney Test, Australia won the five-match series 3-1 and qualified for the World Test Championship (WTC) final against South Africa at Lord’s from June 11 to 15. Virat played domestic cricket a decade ago: Irfan
Irfan told Star Sports after the match, tell me when was the last time Virat Kohli played domestic cricket. So on this anchor Jatin Sapru said, in 2012. Irfan said – it has been more than a decade since he played domestic cricket. Even the great Sachin Tendulkar was not away from domestic cricket for so long. Sachin played domestic cricket even when it was not needed
Irfan said, Sachin Tendulkar used to play domestic cricket even when he did not need it. He did this because it was important for him to stay on the pitch for four days and then come back to play in the second innings. In 2024, Kohli’s average in the first innings is just 15 and if you take the data of the last five years, his average goes below 30. Does a senior player of India deserve this? It would be better if a youngster is given constant opportunities and asked to prepare. Even his average will be around 25-30. The focus should be on the team, not on individuals. We do not know anything – Gavaskar
Before the start of the Sydney Test, former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar had advised the Team India management to conduct practice matches. But they ignored it. After India lost the match, he said in the post match show of Star Sports, “Hey, we don’t know anything. We don’t know cricket, we are just here to speak on TV. Don’t listen to us. Let it go over your head. We are not disrespecting Kohli.” 40-year-old pacer Irfan said, “We are not disrespecting Virat Kohli. He has done a lot of good work for the country, but the issue is that he is getting out repeatedly due to the same mistake. There is a technical flaw, which he has not corrected yet. Sunil Gavaskar is here on the field, how long will it take Kohli to talk to him or any other great player and ask about this? The mistake can only be corrected with hard work, which Kohli has not shown. Rohit-Kohli should decide what is better for cricket – Gambhir.” Indian team head coach Gautam Gambhir talked about the future of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli on Sunday. After losing the Sydney Test by 6 wickets, he said, ‘I cannot comment on the future of any player. It depends on the players, they (Rohit-Kohli) have hunger and commitments. Hopefully they will do everything possible to take Indian cricket forward.’ He was asked a question on the future of Rohit-Kohli. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli’s performance in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy was poor. In such a situation, questions are being raised on the future of both of them. A day earlier, Rohit Sharma had said in an interview to Star Sports that he wants to play and is not retiring now. Rohit was dropped from the Sydney Test due to poor form. Read the full news…
