Former Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar has lashed out at the overseas cricketers for being too much involved in the Indian team’s selection affairs. It’s important to note that multiple foreign cricketers gave their two cents 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 wrote that we have never seen a former Indian cricketer giving his opinion on any overseas team’s squad selection in the past. However, he added that overseas cricketers are too keen to give their opinions on the Indian cricket team, which is none of their business.
“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.
Moreover, Gavaskar also asserted that in today’s public media, it’s all about getting views and followers. He added that many foreign cricketers are making a living by commenting on the Indian cricket matters by giving away negative comments.
“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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“They should focus on their country’s cricket” - Sunil Gavaskar lashes out at foreign cricketers for commenting on India’s Asia Cup squad selection
Sunil Gavaskar tells foreign cricketers to “focus on their own country’s cricket” after backlash over India’s Asia Cup 2025 squad. Selection debate intensifies.
Former Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar has lashed out at the overseas cricketers for being too much involved in the Indian team’s selection affairs. It’s important to note that multiple foreign cricketers gave their two cents 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 wrote that we have never seen a former Indian cricketer giving his opinion on any overseas team’s squad selection in the past. However, he added that overseas cricketers are too keen to give their opinions on the Indian cricket team, which is none of their business.
“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.
Moreover, Gavaskar also asserted that in today’s public media, it’s all about getting views and followers. He added that many foreign cricketers are making a living by commenting on the Indian cricket matters by giving away negative comments.
“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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