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"They Must Respect Gavaskar" Ex-India Pacer Gives Special Advice To Gill, Kohli, Rohit

Aakash Saini

Sunil Gavaskar and Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma [Source: @CricketFeverly, @FaizFazal/x]Sunil Gavaskar and Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma [Source: @CricketFeverly, @FaizFazal/x]

Indian cricket’s modern-day batting behemoths Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill, and Rohit Sharma have been reprimanded by former player Karsan Ghavri for allegedly ‘disrespecting’ all-time great Sunil Gavaskar. Ghavri lauded Gavaskar’s contributions to Indian cricket and stated that any criticism from the legendary batter should be regarded as valuable guidance rather than dismissed.

According to reports, both Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have had their differences with Gavaskar in the past.

Ghavri Slams Rohit, Kohli For Treating Shastri And Gavaskar Differently

Former Indian cricketer and Sunil Gavaskar’s ex-teammate Karsan Ghavri has slammed Indian ODI captain Rohit Sharma, legendary batter Virat Kohli, Test skipper Shubman Gill among others for not seeking advice from the cricketer-turned-commentator.

Ghavri added that Gavaskar has been doing commentary for the last 25 years and his opinions are precious for younger players. While speaking on the Vickey Lalwani show, the 74-year-old said:

“Gavaskar has been doing commentary for the last 25 years. His comments are so precious to any young player. It's very unfortunate that our own players don't go to him for any advice. Even players from outside go to him. Every Indian batter should go to him, including Shubman Gill. I don't know whether he's gone to him or not, but if he hasn't, he should. Somewhere, it would have come in the media – that Sunil Gavaskar has advised Virat Kohli, or Rohit Sharma or Shubman Gill something – but we never got to hear any such thing.”

Karsan Ghavri also called out Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli for disrespecting Sunil Gavaskar, referring to the time when the two cricketers were reportedly unhappy with his criticism of them. He added:

“It is nonsense. You may be Rohit Sharma or Virat Kohli. They must respect the great man. Because if he tells you something or is advising you on something, that is for their own good. Ravi Shastri is an open-hearted guy. When it comes to criticising somebody, he will do it, but Sunil does it in a very different manner. He is known for saying things totally different to Ravi Shastri.”

Despite retiring from the game nearly 38 years ago, Sunil Gavaskar continues to remain one of the greatest batters in the history of Test cricket. He aggregated over 10,000 runs in the format at a prolific average of 51.12, plundering 34 tons and 45 fifties in his career.

Moreover, Gavaskar averaged over 65 against a West Indies team that arguably held one of the best bowling attacks at the time.