Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has revealed a secret recently where he said that unlike many from his time, he is a fan of T20 cricket. He shared his views that can make the format more interesting as well.

“I know a lot of people who played around my time, they’re not happy with the T20 format, but I actually love it. I love it for the simple reason that you know it’s a 3-hour game, and you get a result, and you get to see so much action. When somebody plays the switch hit and the reverse sweep, I’m out of my chair because I think those are fabulous and incredible shots, and it takes a lot of skill to be able to hit them for sixes,” Sunil Gavaskar said on The Analyst Inside podcast.

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In his time, players hardly hit the ball in the air, whereas now in the shortest format, players try to hit big only. While he was asked about one player he would have loved to bat like, he came up with a brilliant answer.

“AB de Villiers… bat like him, you know 360 degrees, play everything. I mean, just make it look as if you’re having a net. He makes it look so simple. He hits a fair distance, and he is very elegant as well. When he hits some of those shots, I love how his bat’s follow-through goes right over the shoulder. It’s not one of those punches; it’s like a proper shot. I love watching him bat” Sunil Gavaskar explained.

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While there were speculations that AB de Villiers will return to international cricket for the upcoming T20 World Cup later this year, South Africa head coach Mark Boucher made it clear by confirming that the 37-year-old veteran player is not making a comeback. He further added that although de Villiers was in talks with the management about his return, he later decided otherwise and thought to not take up the place of a deserving youngster in the team as well.