SA vs IND 2018: Sunil Gavaskar Lashes Out at Yuzvendra Chahal for his Lack of Professionalism

Renowned commentator and analyst, Sunil Gavaskar, during the post-match discussion, lashed out at the leggie Yuzvendra Chahal for his lack of professionalism.

For those who missed out on the Pink ODI in Jo’Burg, Yuzvendra Chahal dismissed David Miller within the first few deliveries he faced.

Unfortunately, Chahal overstepped the line of the crease by a massive margin to give Miller another life in his inning. Killer Miller lived up to his reputation and utilised it given to him by scoring a match-defining 28-ball 39.

Gavaskar termed this instance from the match, as the turning point in the game, as India were well underway to seal the series in Jo’burg. With the win, the hosts remain alive in the series, as the action moves to Port Elizabeth for the 5th One-Dayer.

“For me, it was that no-ball, where David Miller was clean, bowled and the way he recovered from it. That, for me, was the turning point. Till then, India seemed to be in control, they had also seen the back of AB de Villiers, who was batting well. When Miller was struggling to read Yuzvendra Chahal, India were certainly in the driver’s seat,” elaborated Sunil Gavaskar.

Gavaskar scathingly condemned the act of the spinner in short stature, bowling no-balls in high-octane situations and used adjectives such as unacceptable to describe the no-ball. Chahal followed it up with another no-ball later which gave Klaasen a free-hit. The latter obliged by hitting another maximum.

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“I will be perfectly honest. In modern-day cricket, with all the technology available, nobody should be bowling no-balls. One can understand bowling a wide, down the leg side because that [wide rule] is a very strict interpretation. There should ideally bowl no wides on the offside also,” lamented Sunny.

“Fast bowlers can sometimes overstep. However, because it’s 50-over cricket because there is a free hit after the no-ball, I don’t think fast-bowlers should also be bowling no-balls,” Gavaskar said.

On Indian complacency

Gavaskar concluded by accusing the Indians of being complacent with the 3-0 scoreline at the back of their heads. However, Gavaskar praised the likes of Miller, Klaasen and Phehlukwayo who he thought were outstanding.

“They, after all, use a lot of tapes to measure from here to there [run-up distance] and then how does a no-ball come through. So clearly, I think there’s little bit of lack of professionalism there. Maybe a little bit of relaxation after the 3-0 situation and the South Africans took full advantage of it. They batted brilliantly after that, Miller batted brilliantly, [Heinrich] Klaassen was outstanding, [Andile] Phehlukwayo came in and smashed it.” concluded Sunil Gavaskar during the post-match analysis on Sony Ten 1.

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