Gavaskar addressed England in his column for Sportstar for several reasons. The great cricketer took into account the immense talent of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and also ventured to England.
Sunil Gavaskar praised Vaibhav Sooryavanshi
Fourteen-year-old ace batsman Vaibhav Sooryavanshi registered a blistering 175 off 80 balls, the highest individual score in an U19 World Cup final, as India amassed 411 and subsequently regained the title with an impressive 100-run win. Behind India U-19’s victory at the summit, there is no doubt that the young prodigy played the leading role.
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“In the just concluded final of the ICC Under-19 World Cup, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi hit 175 off just 80 balls against England and single-handedly took the match away from his opponents. To England’s credit, they responded well and also reached 311 in reply to the Indian Stallions’ 411,” Gavaskar wrote in his column.
Nasser Hussain put his finger on India and the ICC
But the centerpiece of Gavaskar’s column is his take on Nasser Hussain’s comments on the BCCI-Bangladesh standoff. The former England cricket opined that if it was Team India instead of Bangladesh, the ICC might not be able to adopt the latter decision so quickly. As Bangladesh did not want to travel to India to play their T20 World Cup 2026 match, ICC removed the Bangladesh cricket team from the tournament.
“If India said a month before a tournament, ‘Our government doesn’t want us to play in a country for a World Cup’, would the ICC have been so firm and said, ‘You know the rules, bad luck, we’ll knock you out?’” Hussain asked the question during a Sky Sports Cricket Podcast.
“The only thing all parties are asking for is consistency. Bangladesh, Pakistan and India should be treated the same. Yes, India fans can say, ‘Cry more, we have the money!’ But with power comes responsibility,” he added.
Gavaskar shut the mouth of the former England captain
In his response, Gavaskar mentioned a 2003 World Cup incident in which the England cricket team refused to travel to Zimbabwe not due to security concerns but for political reasons. Subsequently, the ICC approved the plea of the England cricket team.
“During the 2003 World Cup, England refused to play Zimbabwe, perhaps because they didn’t like the look on then-president Robert Mugabe’s face when he announced his policies. There was no security threat, but they still lost their points. Did the ICC do anything? No, because at that stage the English and Australian boards had the upper hand, and the others didn’t want to upset them,” Sunil Gavaskar wrote.
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