IND vs SL: Sunil Gavaskar issues a stern warning for skipper Rohit Sharma, coach Rahul Dravid

Former veteran cricketer Sunil Gavaskar has issued a warning to skipper Rohit Sharma and head coach Rahul Dravid even after team India thrashed the visitors Sri Lanka in the second T20I played in Dharamshala on February 26. It is to be noted that team India after defeating Lanka registered their 11th consecutive win in the format and a third successive series victory under Rohit Sharma.

Team India after winning the toss invited the visitors to bat first in the second T20I. At the end of the 15th over, Sri Lanka were struggling at 105 losing four wickets in the process. However, Sri Lanka managed to up the ante and finished with 183 on the board, for a loss of just one more wicket in their allotted 20 overs.

It isn’t easy to hit against Bumrah: Sunil Gavaskar

Sri Lankan batters smashed pacer Harshal Patel for 42 runs in his two overs. While other death-over specialists both Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah also conceded 16 and 14 runs respectively in their last overs.

Gavaskar, while expressing his views in a conversation with Star Sports, opined that the men in blue need to address this issue and conceding runs heavily cannot become a regular phenomenon. The veteran batter also hailed visitors for their hitting ability, especially in the death overs.

“It is not a sign of worry but it is something they have got to look at because they cannot afford to have it regularly. One match, it happens that is the nature of the format. There might be partnerships in the last 5-6 overs where you will get 80-90 runs like we saw today,” Gavaskar said in a conversation.

“Shanaka was magnificent today. Even Nissanka, look at that shot against Bumrah, of all the people. It isn’t easy to hit against Bumrah. It is an issue that India cannot afford to sweep under the carpet. They have to worry about the death-over bowlers. Who should be bowling the first 10 and the last 8? These are issues that India need to think about,” he added.