Former Indian cricketer and commentator Sunil Gavaskar has slammed the overseas cricketers for being involved in the selection of Indian team, calling it as none of their business. Notably, multiple foreign cricketers shared their opinions on the exclusions of Shreyas Iyer and Yashasvi Jaiswal from the Asia Cup 2025 squad, which didn’t go down well with Gavaskar.
In his column for Sportstar, Gavaskar stated that the former Indian cricketers never talk about the selection of other countries’ teams. However, he added that other countries’ former cricketers are pretty much interested in the Indian team’s selection.
“What is baffling, though, is that foreigners with no stake in Indian cricket and little knowledge about it wade into the debate, adding fuel to the fire. However great they may be as players and however many times they may have been to India, the selection of the Indian team is strictly none of their business. They should focus on their country’s cricket and let us Indians worry about our cricket,” Gavaskar wrote in his column for Sportstar.
“Amazingly, when their country’s teams are selected, there’s hardly anything, if ever, heard from them about the selection. It’s almost as if the selection is perfect and they have no comments to make. So why butt your nose into the selection of the Indian team? Have you ever heard Indian ex-cricketers talk about the selection of other countries’ teams? No, we mind our own business and seriously couldn’t be bothered by who they choose or who they don’t select,” he wrote.
Furthermore, the former Indian captain has asserted that a lot of foreign cricketers have made a living by needling the Indian cricket fans with their negative comments about the Indian cricket and their cricketers.
“Today, in the days of public media, where getting views and followers is the theme, one of the fastest ways to increase the numbers is by commenting on matters Indian. And mostly, they do it negatively, so there is a huge reaction from Indian keyboard users, which in turn boosts their follower count. If you have thick skin, then all the better. That’s why so many overseas cricketers have made a living by needling the Indian cricket lovers with their mostly negative comments about Indian cricket and cricketers,” he went on to write.
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Sunil Gavaskar slams foreign cricketers for commenting on India’s Asia Cup squad selection
Sunil Gavaskar criticizes foreign cricketers for commenting on India’s Asia Cup 2025 squad, urging them to stay out of Indian selection matters.
Former Indian cricketer and commentator Sunil Gavaskar has slammed the overseas cricketers for being involved in the selection of Indian team, calling it as none of their business. Notably, multiple foreign cricketers shared their opinions on the exclusions of Shreyas Iyer and Yashasvi Jaiswal from the Asia Cup 2025 squad, which didn’t go down well with Gavaskar.
In his column for Sportstar, Gavaskar stated that the former Indian cricketers never talk about the selection of other countries’ teams. However, he added that other countries’ former cricketers are pretty much interested in the Indian team’s selection.
“What is baffling, though, is that foreigners with no stake in Indian cricket and little knowledge about it wade into the debate, adding fuel to the fire. However great they may be as players and however many times they may have been to India, the selection of the Indian team is strictly none of their business. They should focus on their country’s cricket and let us Indians worry about our cricket,” Gavaskar wrote in his column for Sportstar.
“Amazingly, when their country’s teams are selected, there’s hardly anything, if ever, heard from them about the selection. It’s almost as if the selection is perfect and they have no comments to make. So why butt your nose into the selection of the Indian team? Have you ever heard Indian ex-cricketers talk about the selection of other countries’ teams? No, we mind our own business and seriously couldn’t be bothered by who they choose or who they don’t select,” he wrote.
Furthermore, the former Indian captain has asserted that a lot of foreign cricketers have made a living by needling the Indian cricket fans with their negative comments about the Indian cricket and their cricketers.
“Today, in the days of public media, where getting views and followers is the theme, one of the fastest ways to increase the numbers is by commenting on matters Indian. And mostly, they do it negatively, so there is a huge reaction from Indian keyboard users, which in turn boosts their follower count. If you have thick skin, then all the better. That’s why so many overseas cricketers have made a living by needling the Indian cricket lovers with their mostly negative comments about Indian cricket and cricketers,” he went on to write.
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