New Delhi: The legendary Sunil Gavascar on Wednesday rebuked former England captain Nasser Hussain for his statement that the Indian cricket team in the era was easily intimidated unlike the current side under Virat Kohli.
Gavaskar, the first person to score 10,000 trials and someone who toured the English five times in his international career (1971, 1972, 1979, 1982, told Hussain that he would be “very upset” if the generation of cricket was referred to as a “disturbed” person.
Gavaskar and Hussain have a on-water debate about ‘Sony’ on a column written by Hussain in an English newspaper where he said that the Indian team in the past was not as strong as this unit, which led England 1-0 in the ongoing series.
“You say India will not be intimidated because maybe the previous generation.
(I) belong to the previous generation, can you enlighten which generation? And what is the real meaning of the bullies?” Gavaskar, also the former captain of India, asked Hussain in the air.
Hussain, the voice Respected in the world of Cricket, trying to explain what he meant in his column, which was not too different from what Gavassar was assumed.
“I just thought, India Under the past aggression, will say ‘no no no’.
But what Kohli has done is making them doubled.
“I saw a little on the side of Sourav Ganguly and he started it, and now, Virat continued.
Even when Virat isn’t there, Ajinkya (Rakee) is very difficult in Australia .
I just don’t think you want to wake up this Indian side, “Hussain answered.
Gavassar stopped Hussain’s claim with some data.
“But when you say the previous generation is intimidated, I don’t think I will be very upset if my generation is being discussed as disturbed.
If you look at the record, in 1971 we won, it was my first tour in England .
“(In) 1974, we had internal problems so we lost 3-0.
(In) 1979, we lost 1-0, could be 1-1 if we were pursued 438 in the oval (the match ended with India stranded 429 for 8).
“(IN) 1982, we returned to lose 1-0.
In 1986 we won 2-0, we could win 3-0.
So, I don’t think my generation is intimidated.” While the Verbal Kohli duel with English people does get a lot of traction.
, Gavaskar feels that being aggressive doesn’t have to be “on your face”.
“I don’t think aggression means you always have to be in front of an opposition.
You can show passion, you can show your commitment to your team without shouting after every falling goal,” said Gavaskar Without taking Kohli’s name.
‘Will be angry if my generation is discussed as an intimidated one’
