"Defensive Captain, Negative Captain": Sunil Gavaskar's Insight During India vs New Zealand 2nd Test Viral

The first day of the second India vs new Zealand Test was quite eventful for the home team. After a loss in the first Test, India must win this match to keep their awesome run going on. India made three changes to their line-up with Washington Sundar, Shubman Gill and Akash Deep coming in. Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar's verdict was interesting. "I don't see a lot of teams making three changes unless there are injury concerns. Washington Sundar inclusion which actually tells you they are worried about their batting," he said. More than his bowling, they need his batting down the order as the cushion."

But Washington Sundar repaid the faith of the Indian selectors and returned with a seven-wicket haul in Pune as New Zealand were all out for 259. 

Later, during the 19th over of the New Zealand innings, Gavaskar made an interesting comment. While some social media users said it was aimed at Rohit Sharma, it was not so. He was just giving a perspective regarding fielding change. 

"If you had fielders like that – long-on and long-off – for the spinners before a lofted shot had been played, the captain would've been called a defensive captain. He's a defensive captain, he's a negative captain. Here now you try and block the boundaries,' said Sunil Gavaskar.

"This is a good field in the sense that there is one fielder at long-on for - with the turn. The mid-off is inside, which is how it should be."

Sunil Gavaskar said , " He is a defensive and negative Captain". #INDvNZ #RohitSharma