In a bold and fiery call, legendary Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar has demanded the dismissal of star pacer Mohammad Siraj in the fifth and final Test of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 against Australia.
Gavaskar feels it is time to be brutally honest with Siraj about his poor performances so far in the ongoing five-match Test on Australian tracks that have been very favorable to fast bowlers. series.
Sunil Gavaskar urges to be brutally honest with Mohammed Siraj, urges him to fail New Year’s exam
Sunil Gavaskar has urged the Indian cricket team to take a strong stand and tell Mohammad Siraj that their recent performances with the ball have not been up to par so far in the ongoing Test series as he suggested the fast bowler should be dropped. crucial New Year’s Test.
Mohammad Siraj’s performance against Australia in the ongoing Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) raised eyebrows as the Indian pacer bowled 23 overs but failed to take a single wicket for 122 runs at an alarming economy rate of 5.30. .
Siraj’s struggles were evident, with just three maidens in his spell and India’s hopes of a comeback in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 further diminished as Australia had already amassed 474 runs in their first innings and stunned the tourists. 164/5 by the end of the 2nd day.
Siraj should be told that he was left out of the team for not performing: Sunil Gavaskar
After the 2nd day’s play in Melbourne, Sunil Gavaskar insisted that the Indian cricket team should stop sugarcoating the issue and send a clear message to Siraj about his performance.
The legendary Indian pacer also believes that Siraj would benefit from being released rather than being ‘rested’ as his rest could send wrong signals to others about his place in the team.
Sunil Gavaskar was quoted as saying by Star Sports: “I think Siraj maybe needs a little break. In the sense that I’m not saying a break, I need to tell him that he was left out of the team because he didn’t perform. There has to be a situation where you can’t beat around the bush.
“You have to be brutally honest and say, ‘Look, your performance is not up to scratch, and that’s why you’re being demoted.’ When we start talking about ‘rest’, players get the wrong idea that they don’t need to step up their game on pitches that are useful.’ This is something that needs to be said.”
Sunil Gavaskar calls for inclusion of Prasidh Krishna and Harshit Rana in SCG Test
In a bold proposal, Sunil Gavaskar called Prasidh Krishna and Harshit RanaInclusion in the New Year’s Test against Australia starting on January 3 at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) in Sydney.
He feels that Prasidh Krishna and Harshit Rana will be great backups jasprit bumrah and give a fresh and much-needed boost to India’s fast bowling attack in the ongoing BGT 2024-25. Gavaskar signed, “If you want to make two changes. Prasidh Krishna and Harshit Rana in support of Jasprit Bumrah. By all means, do it.”
