India cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar has questioned Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar approach, asking if the skipper was being 'too greedy' having been dismissed on the final ball of the first powerplay while trying to take on Glenn Maxwell.
As per NDTV, Gavaskar wasn't entirely pleased seeing the Hitman approach in the final over of the first powerplay, especially as he had already hit two boundaries in the same over and Shubman Gill was dismissed not too long before.
"Travis Head's superlative turning and running back catch dashed India's hopes of getting a 300-plus score. That catch dismissed Rohit Sharma, who once again stormed his way to another quickfire 40-plus. That wicket fell in the final over of the first Powerplay where there are only two fielders allowed outside the 30-metre circle. He had already hit a six and a four in the over and was obviously trying to capitalise on the few deliveries left before the Powerplay finished. Was he being too greedy? Could he not have curbed himself since Shubman Gill had already been dismissed?", Gavaskar wrote in his column for Sportstar.
"The fifth bowler's quota for Australia was always a bit of a lottery, and this time, it worked as it not only got the crucial wicket of the Indian captain but also made the other India batters play the non-regular bowlers even more carefully, and thereby lose out on perhaps 30 runs at least. Whether those runs would have made the difference is debatable," Gavaskar pointed out.
