Former Indian batter Sunil Gavaskar wasn’t happy with Dinesh Karthik talking about the upcoming Australian tour during Day 2 of the second Test against New Zealand in Pune as well. India and Australia are scheduled to play the five-match Test series starting in Perth on November 22. Meanwhile, India lost to New Zealand in both Tests and Karthik who brought up the Australian series during on-air commentary, didn’t go down well with Gavaskar.

“Don’t talk about Australia now. That is a mistake that a lot of people often make. You’ve got to worry about what’s happening now. Your focus should be only on what’s happening at the moment. Australia will take care of itself. When you go there, you will find the methods to beat Australia. You’ve done that over the last couple of trips there. You found a way,” said Gavaskar.

However, Sunil Gavaskar also slammed former Australian players for their suggestions on who India should add and drop in their lineup when the reverse also doesn’t transpire. Both teams last met in the red-ball format in the 2023 World Test Championship (WTC) which Australia won by 209 runs as well.

“It’s not the players. The players are focussed on the game. It’s the circle around which is the media and everybody else which is talking about Australia. There is so much of coverage about what is going to happen in Australia. The Australian players are all the time talking about the Indian team, what should be the team and all that. Pick him, pick that player. No body is asking us about the Australian team. All the former Australian players are telling us pick this guy, that guy. Ask us too who should be in the Australian team,” Sunil Gavaskar concluded.