England went on poor tricks to dismiss Rishabh Pant, Sunil Gavaskar became furnace, Sourav Ganguly made this appeal
Sunil gavaskar fumes on england team: The third Test match between India and England is being played at Lord’s Cricket Ground in London from 10 July. The third day of this Test match was played on July 12. At the beginning of the match on this day, Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul batted quickly and shared a 141 -run partnership. Pant was injured during this time, yet he scored an innings of 74 runs. During his batting, England bowlers did poor tricks to dismiss him. After which Sunil Gavaskar looked quite angry.
Sunil Gavaskar fiercely targeted England’s strategy during the ongoing third Test match at Lord’s on 12 July. He strongly criticized England for adopting the 92 -year -old ‘bodyline’ strategy against the injured Rishabh Pant. In this case, Gavaskar has appealed to Sourav Ganguly, chairman of the ICC Men Cricket Committee, to seriously consider the rule.
What is the whole matter?
In the first session of the third day played on July 12, the English bowlers consecutively bowled short-off-length balls. Especially against Rishabh Pant, who was already troubled by his left hand injury. Captain Ben Stokes targeted Pant by placing six fielders on the leg side. When the balls repeatedly hit Pant’s injured hand and the physio had to be called on the field, Sunil Gavaskar expressed his displeasure during the commentary.
Sunil Gavaskar’s statement
Sunil Gavaskar said, “56 percent of the balls thrown today were short. He has put four fielders while waiting for the bouncer on the boundary.
Sunil Gavaskar further said, “Now we are watching the bouncers being thrown. Just see what the field has been installed. This is not cricket. There should be no more than six fielders on the leg side. If Sourav Ganguly, who is the chairman of the ICC Men Cricket Committee, is watching it, please sure that more than six fielders can not be placed on the leg side.”
Historical reference to ‘bodyline’ dispute
Let us know that in the 1932-33 Ashes series, England adopted a similar strategy against Australia’s great batsman Don Bradman, which was called ‘Bodyline’. After heavy opposition against this, the rules were changed and it was said to give priority to the spirit of the game.
