Little master Sunil Gavaskar expressed his opinion in a special conversation with Aaj Tak about India’s excellent performance in the Perth Test match. Gavaskar said that Jasprit Bumrah has all the qualities to become the full-time captain of the Indian team. Jasprit Bumrah was the player of the match in India’s 295-run victory over the Pat Cummins-led Australian team in the opening Test of the five-match series at the Optus Stadium in Perth. Bumrah also became the first foreign captain to win a Test at the Perth Stadium. Australia had an unbeaten record of 4-0 on this ground, which was stopped by India. But Rohit Sharma is ready to take up the responsibility of captaincy from the second Test to be held in Adelaide.
Sunil Gavaskar also rejected the misconception that fast bowlers do not have the ability to become good captains. Citing the example of Kapil Dev and Imran Khan, this legendary batsman of his era supported Jasprit Bumrah as the permanent captain of the Indian team. Gavaskar said: “It’s nonsense that fast bowlers don’t make good captains.” Jasprit Bumrah is only 30 years old. He has shown that he can take on the responsibility of captaincy. Even today, the way he changes his bowling indicates how thoughtful he is in his movements. In our subcontinent we have a fast bowler called Imran Khan who has been a brilliant captain. And we have Kapil Dev, both of them were excellent captains. Therefore, fast bowlers can also become good captains.
Gavaskar told why the Indian team improves in AUS
He said that the rivalry between India and Australia on the cricket field has increased a lot in recent years. This is the reason why when the Indian players find the Australian team in front of them, their excitement increases even more. They (Team India players) say in their mind that they (Team Kangaroo) must be shown. There are two teams in the world of cricket, England and Australia…their media…not the players…they are very few, but their media writes so badly about Indian cricket and the BCCI that our players want to show them how strong and powerful we are. Perhaps that is why the Indian team’s level of play is double that of England and Australia.
The Australian media says that in the last four decades, no other team has been able to wash away the Kangaroo team as much as India has done. On this issue, Sunil Gavaskar said: ‘This is absolutely correct. There was a period for the West Indies in Test cricket. After that, Australia dominated world cricket for 10 to 15 years. No team has beaten him like the Indian team has beaten him in the last 10-15 years.
Talks with Australian media boost Indian team’s morale
Sunil Gavaskar said: ‘How did team India win in Perth in 2007-8? The controversy that arose after the controversy that occurred in Sydney between Harbhajan Singh and Andrew Symonds. Many good and bad things were said about the Indian team and Indian cricket. The type of play shown by the Indian team in Perth after that controversy is an example and today’s example shows that the worse the Australian media writes about Indian cricket, the better our players perform.’
Gavaskar said there was a lot written in the Australian media about Suryakumar Yadav catching David Miller’s cap at the boundary in the final match of the T20 World Cup. It was said that the capture was not fair. That’s why our team wants to show you that we will beat you up at home. The Perth test ended the fourth day with the defeat of the Kangaroo team. A total of 11 sessions were played in this Test match, in which, except for two sessions on the first day (India were out for 150 runs in their first innings), the Indian team comprehensively dominated the Australian team in the remaining 9 sessions. sessions.
​After Malcolm Marshall, Bumrah is feared in world cricket
It is said in the Australian media that after Malcolm Marshall, no other fast bowler in world cricket has created the fear that Jasprit Bumrah does. To this, Sunil Gavaskar said, ‘Yes, of course. I can’t see anyone else. Maybe Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis, after that I don’t remember any other bowlers. There was no England fast bowler who could have created such fear. How to play against Jasprit Bumrah, how to face him, not only Australia but all the batsmen of other countries also want to know the answer to this.
The skill he has, the way he can do everything like inswing, outswing, slow yorker, fast yorker, fast bounce, slow bounce, change of pace, no other bowler is able to do that. Other fast bowlers have only one or two of these things. Jasprit Bumrah has 8, 10, 12 different balls. That is why he is the best in all three formats of cricket. Regarding Indian batting, Gavaskar said: “If you show some patience in the first 10 overs when the ball is new, you can score much later.” You also have to remember that the Perth course got a little easier on the second day. Even so, the ball passed very quickly. Then Rahul and Yashasvi showed how batting should be done. In the first innings, Yashasvi Jaiswal was out while trying to drive. Learning from him, he didn’t hit the drive at the beginning of the second inning. After you prepare, definitely activate the disks. Both played with straight bats. This shows that the 22-year-old is learning from his mistakes.
Rohit will open, Rahul will bat: Gavaskar
Regarding Virat Kohli, Sunil Gavaskar said: “When your best and most experienced player’s form returns in the first match, the team’s morale also increases in the remaining four matches.” Maybe this will be Virat’s last tour of Australia. He would like to score more centuries in the remaining matches and he probably will. Rohit Sharma will return in the second Test. In such a situation, will there be a change in the starting position or will Rohit be placed in the middle order? In response to this question, Sunil Gavaskar said, ‘No, I want Rohit Sharma to open. Because a couple was formed between Rohit and Yashasvi. In Rohit’s absence, KL Rahul definitely opened and batted well. But I want Rohit Sharma to come. Because the Adelaide square boundary is very small and Rohit Sharma plays the shots well. So he can score a lot of runs in Adelaide. KL Rahul can move to number 6, because if Shubman Gill comes in, he will regain his number 3 spot. Dhruv Jurel and Devdutt Padikkal can be out.
