Sunil Gavaskar schools Star Sports on LIVE TV over Virat Kohli’s IPL interview; Watch

Followers bear in mind when Kohli remarked on his critics complaining about his low strike price in IPL 2024. It was after the primary IPL 2024 sport between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Gujarat Titans (GT) on April 28.

“All of the individuals who discuss strike charges and me not enjoying spin effectively are those who love speaking about these things. However for me, it is nearly successful the sport for the crew. And there is a motive why you do it for 15 years,” Kohli mentioned throughout a post-match interview after securing a win in opposition to GT in Ahmedabad.

“I’m not fairly positive in the event you’ve been in that scenario your self to take a seat and converse in regards to the sport from a field. I do not actually suppose it is the identical factor,” Kohli added whereas straight referring to commentators important of his strike price.

On Could 4, when RCB clashed once more with GT – this time in Bengaluru, Star Sports activities performed Kinig Kohli’s ‘strike price’ interview a number of instances. And, Sunny Gavaskar is way from happy with the community.

The legendary cricketer criticised Star Sports activities for displaying the interview through the RCB vs GT sport “half a dozen instances”.

“Star Sports activities wants to know they’ve proven it sufficient instances. All people received the message,” Gavaskar mentioned.

“I will be very disenchanted if Star Sports activities exhibits it as soon as extra. That’ll be questioning all of us commentators, not simply these two (Matthew Hayden and I), these within the field, these earlier on. You are questioning their data, their experience,” he mentioned.

Sunil Gavaskar on Virat Kohli

On the identical time, Gavaskar slammed Virat for reacting to commentators’ remarsk about his strike price.

“Commentators questioned solely when the strike price was… in case you have a strike of 118 and then you definately get out within the 14th or the fifteenth with a strike price of 118… if you’d like applause for that, that is slightly bit totally different,” Gavaskar mentioned.

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Printed: 05 Could 2024, 10:14 AM IST