Batting legend Sunil Gavaskar feels that credit for India’s ultra-aggressive approach to win the Kanpur Test which was severely impacted by the weather should solely be credit to Rohit Sharma as he’s been batting in that manner for some time now to set the tone. After just 35 overs of play on Day 1 of the Kanpur Test between India and Bangladesh, the following two days were a complete washout. With two days remaining and not even one innings completed, the contest seemed headed towards a draw.
However, after Bangladesh’s first innings ended on 233-all out in 74.2 overs, India produced a blistering show with the bat and broke a host of records including for the quickest team 50, 100, 150, 200 and 250 in the Test history. India took a 52-run lead before skittling Bangladesh for 146 in the second dig leaving them chasing 95 to win the contest which they did in just 17.
2 overs for the loss of three wickets. “While one paper called the Indian batting “Bossball” because the captain or “boss” of the team, Rohit, had shown the way, some from the old powers referred to it as “Gamball” after the Indian coach, Gautam Gambhir,” Gavaskar wrote in his column for Sportstar . “While the England batting approach changed completely under the new regime of Ben Stokes and McCullum, we have seen over the last couple of years that Rohit has been batting like this and encouraging his team to do so as well.
” Gavaskar argued that while McCullum was known for his quick strike.