While the Indian cricket team was praised from all corners of the world for their incredible victory against Bangladesh in the Kanpur Test, Sunil Gavaskar was not pleased with head coach Gautam Gambhir getting the praise and stated that Rohit Sharma is the reason behind India's fearless approach. For those uninitiated, two and a half days of play in the second Test were lost due to rain, and the game seemed headed for a dull draw, which would have come as a costly blow to India's chances of making the 2023-25 World Test Championship (WTC) final. After a brilliant display by the bowling unit, the Indian batters produced a show for the ages.
The Rohit-led team hit 285 runs in just 34.4 overs, which was the first instance of a team batting at a run rate above eight in Test cricket while scoring more than 100 runs. The hosts also set the world record for the fastest team at 50, 100, 150, 200, and 250.
Sunil Gavaskar Calls Praise For Gautam Gambhir 'Foot-Licking' After India's style of play was termed 'Gamball' and also endorsed by star off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, Gavaskar was unhappy at Gambhir getting the credit. The Indian cricket legend pointed out that the head coach took charge just a couple of months ago, while Rohit has been playing this way for a few years. Gavaskar coined a new term for India's aggressive brand of cricket.
“While one paper called the Indian batting “Bossball” because the captain or “boss” of the team, Rohit, had shown the way, some from th.