Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar picked Sandeep Patil, Kapil Dev, and BS Chandrashekhar as some of the cricketers from his generation, who he would have loved to see play the shortest version of the game, more so in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Updated Apr 19, 2023 | 03:41 PM IST
Sunil Gavaskar picked Sandeep Patil, Kapil Dev and BS Chandrashekhar as the three cricketers he would have loved to see in the IPL.
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“Look, a batsman I would like to see would be Sandeep Patil, there is only one all-rounder who I would choose – Kapil Dev, for the bowler, I would like to see BS Chandrashekhar play in the T20 format because his bowling action was not suited only for test cricket, but one day cricket and T20 cricket would also be easy for him,” said Gavaskar in a Q&A session on Star Sports.
“Mumbai Indians, who else? If not, then I would like to play for Chennai Super Kings. Chennai Super Kings for two reasons, firstly, the Chennai owners are passionate about cricket, they have done so much for the sport. Srinivasan sir has done a lot for cricket. And the second big reason would be to sit in the dressing room with MS Dhoni and see how he captains the team. Is he as calm and composed in the dressing room as he is on the field? Does he lose his cool when someone has dropped a catch or somebody didn’t back up a fielder? That’s what I would like to know,” said the 73-year-old.
