The Indian Cricket Team is having an advantage in the ICC Champions Trophy. It is exactly what Nasser Hussain and Michael Atherton claimed. Previously, Aaqib Javed and Jos Buttler too hinted at the matter. In reply, Wasim Jaffer joked about it and now former Indian great Sunil Gavaskar has given a scathing reply at England greats.
Sunil Gavaskar, however, left no holes barred. He asked the English pundits to focus on their own backyard. Speaking about the England Cricket Team, the Three Lions have been eliminated from the ICC Champions Trophy after losing to Australia and Afghanistan.
“I think these are all wise and experienced people. Why don’t you actually look at why your team has not qualified? That’s what I was going to ask you, sir. Rather than constantly focusing on India, are you even looking at your own backyard? Your players are in such a fragile mental state-they don’t seem to care about results as long as they meet certain expectations,” Gavaskar told India Today.
Focus on England & not India
“You must care about results. You must care for your country, for any team you play for. If you are playing for your country, the responsibility is even greater. All the time, they are moaning — ‘India has got this, India has got that.’ It’s constant. We must just ignore it. Let them keep mourning. We have better things to focus on. That is the kind of attitude you must have,” he added.
Among all the other teams taking part in the tournament, India is the only team not to play their matches in Pakistan. This comes after the Indian government didn’t allow the team to travel to Pakistan, which is the host of the tournament. Instead, India will be playing all their matches in Dubai.
“As I said before, it’s not even worth commenting on. It really isn’t. They are always moaning. They just cannot seem to understand where India stands in international cricket-in terms of quality, income, talent, and, more importantly, in terms of generating revenue. India’s contribution to global cricket-through television rights and media revenue-plays a massive role. They need to understand that their salaries also come from what India brings to the world of cricket,” Gavaskar concluded.
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