NEW DELHI: India’s complete 4-1 collection victory over England within the Anthony de Mello Trophy left Sunil Gavaskar elated, but he did not hesitate to critique England’s perspective, significantly linking it to their efficiency within the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Expressing pleasure over India’s outstanding win, Gavaskar highlighted the importance of the crew’s success regardless of preliminary setbacks and the absence of key gamers like Virat Kohli and KL Rahul.He applauded the emergence of younger skills inside the Indian squad, underscoring the satisfaction derived from their dominance over England.

In his column for The Sportstar, Gavaskar did not maintain again in criticizing England’s habits, accusing them of a “superiority complex” and pointless verbal exchanges all through the collection. He attributed this to their perceived lack of success within the IPL in comparison with Australian gamers.

“The Aussies have been invariably better, looking to adapt themselves to the culture and not look down their noses at us natives. It also helps that the Aussies recognize a golden goose when they see one, and the IPL is certainly a humongous golden goose,” remarked Gavaskar, highlighting the contrasting attitudes between Australian and English gamers in the direction of the IPL.

Gavaskar emphasised the monetary facet, noting the numerous distinction in IPL earnings between Australian and English gamers, with solely a choose few English names that includes among the many high earners. He recommended that this discrepancy fuels the stress between Indian and English gamers throughout matches.
“Some of them can’t stomach the fees for which some of the Indian players are bought and compare their achievements at the international level when the IPL auction dynamics can be so volatile and hard to explain or even understand,” Gavaskar added, highlighting the challenges confronted by English gamers within the IPL.