Former Indian player turned commentator Rohan Gavaskar backed the Indian team and said that they should not be judged on the basis of one defeat. His comments came after Virat Kohli led Team India lost the inaugural World Test Championship (WTC) final to New Zealand by eight wickets in Southampton.
However, Rohan Gavaskar has said that they should focus more on the bigger picture and also celebrate the performances they have been giving in Test cricket over the past few years as well. On the YouTube channel ‘Cricket Life Stories’, he has explained why he believes the WTC Final defeat should not be seen as another failure for India while talking about winning an ICC tournament.
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“This is an excellent cricket side. You’ve got quality cricketers in this team. Yes New Zealand were better than us in that Test but that doesn’t take away anything from the fact that we have done well in the last couple of years,” Rohan Gavaskar opined.
Meanwhile, he also believes that India managed to produce quality fast bowlers throughout the years is because of the legends of the past. While citing examples, he said Kapil Dev inspired Javagal Srinath, Venkatesh Prasad and Zaheer Khan and then they have inspired the current bunch of pacers. Apart from that, he believes that Indian pitches are becoming more pace friendly. He even stated that the future of Indian fast bowling is going to be great considering the fact that the current unit has been doing so well and they will inspire the next generation.
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“The pitches in India have become better for pacers. There has been a good progression as far as fast bowling heroes are concerned. In the 70s and 80s you had Kapil Dev, who inspired a new generation of fast bowlers. Then you had Srinath, Prasad, Zaheer Khan to look up to. Then this generation has these 5-7 pacers to look up to. Now we have got some absolute top-quality fast bowlers,” Rohan Gavaskar concluded.
