"Not Look Down Their Noses At Us Natives": Sunil Gavaskar Blasts 'Smirking' England, Says Australia Are Better

The India vs England Test series is done with a fresh-faced Rohit Sharma-led side winning the contest 4-1. Despite losing the first Test and missing the services of top players like Virat Kohli and Mohammed Shami, the Indian cricket team came back strong, boosted by some superlative display from a bunch of debutants. The victory saw India consolidate their position at the the top of the World Test Championship points table, while England are reeling among the bottom teams.

After the win, former Indian cricket team captain Sunil Gavaskar has launched a scathing attack on the English side.

"What a walloping, what great fun to watch a young India team demolish an England team that had arrived in India with the usual 'we are doing you a favour' attitude that brings a smirk on the faces of those Indian officials who go to receive them at various airports," Sunil Gavaskar wrote in his column for Sportstar.

"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 recognise a golden goose when they see one, and the IPL is certainly a humongous golden goose."

Sunil Gavaskar went on to explain why Australian players are more likeable than England, who have "supercilious attitude".

"Not only do Aussie players, some so memorably described by Kevin Pietersen as second or third-grade cricketers, go for astronomical amounts, but there are also Aussie coaches, physios, trainers, and anybody who is their golf and beer buddy in the IPL coaching staff, making more money than they do at home," he wrote further.

"Not to mention the commentators, where sometimes it feels more like the Australian Premier League than the Indian Premier