"You Can't Be Sitting In Hotel...": Sunil Gavaskar's Fiery Message To Rohit Sharma's Men

Known for not mincing his words, Indian cricket great Sunil Gavaskar sent another strong message to Rohit Sharma's team after its 10-wicket loss in Adelaide. India, after beating Australia in the opening Test at Perth, looked absolutely shambles against the pink-ball challenge as Australia fought back to level the series 1-1. With the match ending well inside the first three days, Gavaskar urged the likes of Rohit, Virat Kohli, and others to come out and practice, and not sit in their hotel rooms.

The 5-day Test got wrapped up in just 7 sessions (2 days and one session), but Gavaskar doesn't want the players to rest for the next two days in their hotel rooms or wherever they plan to go. The batting legend wants both batters and bowlers to come out and do net sessions to prepare themselves for the remaining three matches of the series.

"Look at the remainder of the series as a three-match series. Forget it was a five-Test series. What I would like this Indian team to do is use the next couple of days for practice. It's very important. You can't be sitting in your hotel room or wherever you're going because you have come here to play cricket," Gavaskar said.

"You don't have to practice the whole day. You can practice a session in the morning or afternoon, whichever time you choose, but do not waste these days. You would have been here playing a Test match if the Test match were to go on for five days.

Gavaskar didn't shy away from calling out the Team India's rusty performance in the pink-ball Test. In his blunt assessment, Gavaskar said that neither the batters nor the bowlers looked in rhythm in Adelaide.

"You have to get yourself that much more time to get into the rhythm because you have not got the runs. Your bowlers