“Should not have said…”: Wasim Akram’s absurd comment on Virat Kohli vs Sunil Gavaskar IPL controversy. cricket news

Indian cricket greats Virat Kohli and Sunil Gavaskar unexpectedly came face to face after Gavaskar openly criticized commentators and experts for questioning his strike-rate and struggle against spinners. Gavaskar made sharp remarks in a reply on live TV and took Kohli to task for ‘wanting praise for a strike rate of 118’, as well as broadcaster Star Sports for repeatedly showing the Royal Challengers Bangalore batsman’s rhetoric. Also targeted. TV. Reacting to the controversy, Pakistan cricket great Wasim Akram took Gavaskar’s side and said that Virat should not have said what he did.

Gavaskar is one of those pundits who does not believe in speaking his mind, be it as a commentator or as a pundit. He was not happy to see Kohli speaking out openly against him and other critics, whereas earlier he had suggested that he does not read what is said on social media.

“Both are great. Sunny bhai, as a cricketer, as a human being, I know him off the field. As a commentator, he has been doing this for God knows how many years, probably more than two and a half years And talking about Virat Kohli, he is a top player, a modern great player, given the way he has performed, but he is the greatest of all time. I think Virat should not have said this,” Wasim Akram told Sportskeeda.

While the feud between Virat and Gavaskar has grabbed a lot of headlines, Akram doesn’t think either of them will drag on the controversy as both of them are growing fast.

“That’s the job of the commentators. If he slows down in a few matches he [Gavaskar] Said something, forget about it. Virat is not that kind of person. Both are proud Indians; Both are great. No problem; Both of them will move forward very fast. Don’t think that anyone will take it personally. They’ll be fine, I know it. I’m telling you right now. “I know both of them very well,” Akram said.