The Asia Cup, at the moment beneath the administration of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), is following a ‘Hybrid Mannequin’ the place the Indian workforce is taking part in all their matches in Sri Lanka attributable to their reluctance to journey to Pakistan.
Given the anticipated heavy rainfall in Colombo all through the week, there had been discussions about transferring the matches to the extra rain-resistant Hambantota.
Nonetheless, the Asian Cricket Council opted to stick to the unique schedule, prompting Gavaskar’s want to uncover the ‘actual story’ behind this resolution.
“Effectively, any person ought to discover the true story. It seems from cricketing factors, that it was in all probability the gamers who did not need to go to Hambantota.
“So directors, needed to ultimately second, change it from Hambantota to Colombo regardless of understanding Colombo might have fairly dicey climate,” Gavaskar advised ‘Sports activities Right now’.
However the former India captain clarified that he was not referring to gamers from any explicit nation.
“After I meant gamers, I did not imply gamers of 1 workforce however gamers of all groups that have been speculated to be there,” he mentioned.
Gavaskar additionally sympathized with directors as typically they get the tough finish of the stick from the followers, who’re lacking out on high quality cricket attributable to inclement climate.
“It’s simple to level fingers at directors and they are often simply made scapegoats. It’s actually essential to search out out why regardless of understanding that climate forecast of Colombo will not be good, matches weren’t held in Hambantota,” he mentioned.
Gavaskar just isn’t averse to modern-day gamers having a say in scheduling of matches however he additionally needs them to be accommodating when there are some unforseen circumstances, like poor climate on this case.
Rain may also play spoilsport on September 10 when India are scheduled to face Pakistan for the second time within the event. The primary sport between the arch-rivals was referred to as off attributable to rain.
“Clearly, you need gamers to be in good psychological area. The fitness center services, follow services must be good however at occasions like these, we have to take a look at the bigger image and Hambantota had much less probability of rain and Colombo has extra probability of rain.
“And after I say experimentation, it’s a probability to arrange for the World Cup. However on no account I’m saying that Asia Cup is much less essential. We additionally must win the event,” he mentioned.
(With inputs from PTI)
