‘Do the soldiers complain of cold on the border?’, Sunil Gavaskar reprimanded the workload management
Sunil Gavaskar Slams Workload Management: Sunil Gavaskar took a tough stand on the players’ workload management after India ended at the series 2-2 against England. They Mohammad Siraj And describing Rishabh Pant as an example, he said that while playing for the country, pain and fatigue should be forgotten. Describing the workload as ‘mental cheese’, Gavaskar advised to remove it from the dictionary of Indian cricket.
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar believes that the Indian cricket team should forget the word ‘workload’ forever. In a conversation with India Today, Gavaskar gave the example of Mohammad Siraj and Rishabh Pant and said that the country should not care about injury or fatigue while playing.
Gavaskar said, “Mohammad Siraj proved the workload thinking forever. In 5 Test matches, he threw a spell of 7-8 consecutive overs, because the captain needed him and the country expected him. Workload is not a physical thing, this is the thinking sitting in the mind. If you get into it, you will never be able to field the best teams for your country.”
He further said, “When you are playing for the country, forget the pain and suffering. Do you complain of cold on the border? Give everything for the country in cricket too. Look at Rishabh Pant, despite being fractured in the fourth Test, descended to batting. This is the spirit. This is the spirit. It is a matter of honor to play cricket for India, you are representing 140 million people, as we are representing 140 million people.
In this series, Mohammad Siraj was the only fast bowler who played in every innings for his team. At the same time, Pant contributed to the team despite injuries in the fourth Test. India won the Oval Test by 6 runs and made the five-match series 2–2 against England.
