Sunil Gavaskar questions senior players’ attitude – Cricket News Update
Following the team’s embarrassing series defeat against England, former Indian skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sunil-Manohar-Gavaskar-c91863, has questioned the casual attitude of some of the senior players, claiming that they must be held responsible for showing lack of fight.
The recent defeat rounded off a discomforting 18 months for the Men In Blue in Test cricket, where they not only lost 8 successive away matches, but further suffered defeat on home soil for the first time in eight years.
Their poor showings have largely been attributed to lack of interest for the longer version, but moreover, it has been due to the insipid displays from some of their star names. With http://www.senore.com/Cricket/G-Gambhir-c1447 to step up and get counted.
However, all have endured a barren run in the longer version since the World Cup 2011. The Little Master has failed to notch up a Test century during that period, and further averaged a lowly 18.66 during the recently concluded series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013, with just one fifty to his name.
Gambhir’s wait has been even longer where his last three-figure score came against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 in January 2010. In the last seven away Tests, he has averaged a disappointing 20.21 with the bat.
As for Sehwag, he is also suffering one of his leanest patches, despite being the team’s second-highest run getter of the four-match series. After starting brightly with a ton, his performances quickly faded away, and he was further picked for criticism for not showing enough intent on the field.
Gavaskar said that it is time for the management to take some drastic measures, and give youngsters a fair chance at the Test level.
"Looking at the Jadeja's, the Kohli's … you can easily see there is recognition, an appreciation there for Test cricket. It is some of the guys who have been around, who have done well in the past that are being a bit casual about it over the last couple of years."
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