Sunil Gavaskar slams lazy Virender Sehwag, admires Virat Kohli

Former Indian skipper Sunil Gavaskar has criticised Virender Sehwag for his lazy efforts in the slip position. Sehwag dropped Kevin Pietersen at a crucial juncture in the fourth Test at Nagpur, and came under serious criticism because of that.

On the other hand, Virat Kohli took Jonathan Trott’s catch, and earned Gavaskar’s praising words. When asked whether it was unfair to slam Sehwag for his fielding, the former captain said:

“What’s unfair? The man was just not bending. What do you expect in Test cricket, against spinners that the catches will come above the knee? The catches will invariably be around the knee or below the knee. By him (Sehwag), standing in a way that he was, he didn’t do any favour to the team.”

“The bowlers, in any case, are finding it hard to get past the outside edge, and when that edge comes you find somebody whose balance is all wrong,” he added.

Gavaskar described that Sehwag is not as good as Rahul Dravid in the slip cordon, but stated that Sehwag’s lazy efforts is a result of complacency. He also asked the veteran batsman to show full commitment for the good of team.

“When you are committed to the team, you do everything. These are five days that’s all India is asking for…to give all that you have from the time you step onto the field,” Gavaskar said.

“Today players were waiting for two-three players to complete their interviews by the time they started their warm-ups. This indicates to me that the support staff has zero control on the players.”

“They are not able to tell the team that ‘let those two players finish their interviews, let’s start warming up’. The sooner we start looking into all these matters, better it will be for the Indian cricket.”

The Men in Blue have lost the series 2-1, as England won on the Indian soil after 28 years. The home side sealed a comprehensive win in the opening game, but lost rhythm after that. The Englishmen won the second and third game with ease, with the fourth and final match ended in draw.

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