Following the Green Shirts’ performance in the tournament, some experts have voiced their dissatisfaction. Sunil Gavaskar, a former India legend and commentator, also expressed his opinions about the team, saying that the Indian B team was capable of competing with the Pakistani team. Gavaskar also discussed some of the batters’ strategies, using their captain and standout wicketkeeper as examples.
As one of the tournament’s hosts, Pakistan was slated to enter the Champions Trophy as both the defending champions and the overwhelming favorites. Regretfully, the team captained by Muhammad Rizwan has lost both of its crucial games against India and New Zealand, and thus have been eliminated from the competition.
“A B team, in my opinion, can definitely compete with Pakistan.” I’m not sure, C team. However, given their current form, a B squad will be extremely difficult for Pakistan to defeat,” Sunil Gavaskar stated on Sports Today.
Rizwan hit for a boundary on the first ball he faced, which was Muhammad. It was all about knocking the ball around up until that point, so I immediately assumed there would be a shift in strategy. However, nothing altered. The Indian spinners were rapidly completing their overs before they realized it. “The fact that nothing went their way was pretty surprising,” Gavaskar continued.
Sunil Gavaskar even went so far as to criticize the team’s selection process and place the responsibility on the team’s weak bench. Using Pakistani icon Inzamam-ul-Haq as an example, the Little Master added that it is astonishing that a team with so much natural skill has not been able to generate many outstanding players in their lineup.
“This lack of bench strength is remarkable, in my opinion. Pakistan has always had innate potential. They were natural in that they understood bat and ball instinctively, even though they might not have always been technically correct. Take Inzamam-ul-Haq, for instance. You wouldn’t advise a rookie hitter to adopt his stance, but he had a wonderful disposition.
“He compensated for any technical deficiencies with that kind of temperament,” Sunil Gavaskar added.
The fact that Pakistan has failed to develop such brilliance is shocking. The Pakistan Super League is another one of them. How has white-ball cricket in India generated so many rising stars? The IPL is to blame. Players from that region have later represented India and participated in the Ranji Trophy. Pakistan cricket needs to examine that. “They must determine the reason behind their diminished bench strength,” Gavaskar said.
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