Former Team India opener Sunil Gavaskar slammed the skipper Suryakumar Yadav And head coach Gautam Gambhir to continuously change the order of batting in the Asia Cup 2025. Gavaskar said that Suryakumar and Gambhir should avoid excessive tampering with the lineup before the final Super Four Match.
India secured a place in the final of the Asia Cup 2025 after defeating Bangladesh by 41 runs in their Super Four Clash in Dubai on Wednesday, 24 September. The team led by Suryakumar Yadav posted a total of 168-6 after the first batting. The Indian bowlers then limited Bangladesh to 127 runs, harassing the eight-team incident.
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Team India left for a concrete start, in which openers scored 77 runs in 6.2 overs, but bloated after speed Shubman GillDismissal of Shivam Dubey, promoted at number 3, scored just two runs before falling.
Abhishek Sharma scored 75 off 37 balls, including six fours and five sixes, before the mix-up with Suryakumar Yadav. The Indian captain scored five runs off 11 balls before Mustafizur Rahman dismissed.
Sanju Samson, Slated at No. 8, did not get a chance to bat. India succeeded in posting a total of 168-6 despite the promising start, in which Hardik Pandya made a significant contribution by scoring 38 off 29 balls.
With the ball, the left-arm wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav took 3 wickets for 18 runs, while Jasprit Bumrah and Varun Chakraborty claimed two wickets in each. India won the fifth consecutive win in the tournament.
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Sunil Gavaskar advised Gautam Gambhir And Suryakumar Yadav to avoid making continuous changes in the batting order. Gavaskar said that cricket is not for fun and said that a strong rival could give a serious challenge.
“Cricket is not fun and not for sports (Masti from cricket). The way the batting was reshuffled – it should not have been done. 168 runs were not enough, and while Bangladesh could not chase it, a big team could make it a problem,” Gavaskar told Ajtar in an interview.
You should not use too much – Sunil Gavaskar
Sunil Gavaskar criticized the lack of clarity Sanju SamsonQuestioned the role of the role and the decision to promote Shivam Dubey to the top order. He emphasized that Dube is best suited for the lower middle order and warned that the batting can backfire excessive use with lineups.
“You took away Sanju Samson away from opening and made him a wicketkeeper, then gave him a role to bat at number 5 or a finisher. Shivam Dubey, who usually comes at number 6 or 7 and scored 20-25 runs and runs on 10 balls.
India is set to face Sri Lanka in its final Super Four match on Friday, 26 September. The Men in Blue will then meet the winners of the match between Bangladesh and Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2025 in Dubai on 28 September, Sunday.
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