Sports Desk, AnyTV, New Delhi
Published by: Rohit Raj
Updated Tue, 08 Mar 2022 02:16 PM IST
Summary
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar made a controversial statement on the death of former Australia spinner Shane Warne. He did not consider the Australian spinner the greatest. On this, he has expressed regret and said that this is not the right time to compare Warne.
Sunil Gavaskar and Shane Warne
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Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar made a controversial statement on the death of former Australia spinner Shane Warne. He did not consider the Australian spinner the greatest. On this, he has expressed regret and said that this is not the right time to compare Warne. Gavaskar has posted a video on Instagram to react to the criticism of his statement. In this he said that Warne was one of the greatest players to grace the game.
Gavaskar said, “Ultimately, that question should not have been asked and I should not have answered it. This was not the right time for any comparisons or evaluations. Along with Warne, Rodney Marsh is one of the best wicket-keepers out there. May his soul rest in peace.” Gavaskar said that when he was asked the question, his motive was only to give the right opinion.
“An anchor on TV asked me if Warne was the greatest spinner ever and I honestly gave my opinion,” he said. Gavaskar had earlier said that he was not the greatest spinner of all time as his performance in India was mediocre. This statement of the former India captain was criticized a lot.
Warne made his debut in 1992. After that he took 708 wickets in 145 test matches. He took 293 wickets in 194 ODIs. Warne had made Rajasthan Royals the champion in the first season of IPL. Warne was always compared to Sri Lanka’s Muttiah Muralitharan. Murali has taken 800 wickets in Test matches. Gavaskar had said that the Indian spinner and Muralitharan are better than him (Warne). Warne’s record against India was mediocre.
The 52-year-old Warne died of a heart attack in Koh Samui, Thailand on Friday, leaving the cricket world in turmoil. Gavaskar had said, “Since he didn’t get much success against Indian players, who were very good players of spin, I wouldn’t call him the greatest. I would rank him above Warne for Muttiah Muralitharan’s success against India.” I’ll keep it.”