Batting legend Sunil Gavaskar slammed the Punjab Kings (PBKS) for not learning from their past mistakes and repeating them in all games as well. He lashed out at the KL Rahul-led side for losing their match against the Rajasthan Royals (RR).

Punjab required 10 runs off 15 balls at one stage with eight wickets in hand but they failed to reach the target. In his column for The Times of India, Sunil Gavaskar wrote: “Punjab once again made a mess of a chase and lost a match they should have won. Despite all talk of learning from past mistakes, the same errors of last year in UAE were repeated to give Rajasthan a win that three overs earlier looked highly unlikely.”

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Sunil Gavaskar shared the importance of partnerships, opened up on how it becomes the responsibility of the other batsman to carry on the innings after losing wickets from another end.

“It’s important even in this ultra-short format of the game that after a good partnership, the batter, who is at the crease after his partner gets out, has to ensure that he carries on batting without taking too many chances, even as the new batter at the crease settles in. Punjab, last year, got great starts as they did in the game against Rajasthan, but then when the opening partnership was broken, the other partner got out fast,” Sunil Gavaskar further added.

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However, both KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal provided a flying start to PBKS but they failed to carry the momentum later on. The veteran also shared his views on the bowling change. “Punjab keep trying non-regular bowlers, who go for 15 or 20 runs, and that changes the rhythm and momentum of the game completely,” Sunil Gavaskar further wrote.“Punjab will take heart from the fact that Hyderabad are stuck at the bottom of the table, and if they get their team selection right, then they could still turn things around,” Sunil Gavaskar concluded.