Sunil Gavaskar Angry on Sydney Pitch After IND lose Series vs AUS: The Indian team was eliminated from the final of the World Test Championship (Team India Out From WTC 2025 Final) with a six-wicket defeat in the fifth and final Test, while Australia won the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 3-1 after 10 years with this victory. Won and made place in the WTC final. Defending champion Australia will now play the WTC final against South Africa (SA vs AUS WTC Final) at Lord’s from 11 to 15 June. Earlier, in the last match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series (IND vs AUS 5th Test BGT 2024) against Australia, Team India’s acting captain Jasprit Bumrah had won the toss and decided to bat first, which was not in the interest of the team.
Gavaskar scolded like this regarding Sydney pitch
Former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar (Sunil Gavaskar Angry Statement on Sydney Cricket Ground Pitch) took a dig at Australia and said that the green pitch of Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) has not been a subject of debate among former Indian players, but if India Had this been a spin-friendly pitch, the visiting team would have gone crazy on it. When asked about the grass on the pitch on Star Sports, Gavaskar (Sunil Gavaskar Said Too Much Grass on Sydney Pitch) said, “Oh, too much.
Former opener Justin Langer (Justin Langer on Sydney Cricket Ground Grassy Picth), who played for Australia, said that he had never seen so much grass on the pitch. But what you might have noticed is that no former Indian player has complained about it. If a pitch in India is grassy (Sunil Gavaskar Compare Sydney and Indian Pitch) and it looks like it is going to turn, then many former players from different parts of the world criticize our pitches. But former Indian players rarely complain because we understand the importance of adapting to foreign conditions.
In the absence of Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna (three wickets for 65 runs) and Mohammed Siraj (one wicket for 69 runs) failed to put pressure on the host team’s batsmen, while Virat Kohli, playing the role of captain, continued to trust these two fast bowlers. . Despite some successes, Krishna and Siraj bowled many bad balls and the hosts were reduced to four wickets in 27 overs, thanks to the innings of opener Usman Khawaja (41), Travis Head (34 not out) and debutant Beau Webster (39 not out). Won by scoring 162 runs. Along with this, India’s over-dependence on Bumrah was also exposed.
Bumrah attempted to bowl during the morning warm-up session but was not feeling comfortable and his unavailability meant that it would be impossible for India to defend the small target. Earlier, Scott Boland (six wickets for 45 runs) and captain Pat Cummins (three wickets for 44 runs) bowled out India for just 157 runs in 39.5 overs in the second innings. If Rishabh Pant’s 61 runs and opener Yashasvi Jaiswal’s 22 runs are excluded, the other nine players collectively contributed 74 runs. The Indian team lost its remaining four wickets after adding only 16 runs in the morning session.
