Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar humorously impersonated Pakistan’s Javed Miandad during a Ten Sports show, sharing a nostalgic anecdote from their playing days. He recalled former Pakistan captain Imran Khan checking if Miandad was bothering him, leading to a funny exchange that had fellow panelists laughing. Gavaskar also weighed in on the ongoing Tendulkar vs. Kohli debate, emphasizing the differences in playing eras and calling the tendency to compare players a “weakness” in the subcontinent. He mentioned that comparisons between players are rare in other cricketing nations, highlighting the unique cultural aspect of such debates in South Asia.
Former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar humorously impersonated his Pakistani counterpart Javed Miandad, sending the internet into a frenzy. During his appearance on Ten Sports’ show “Dressing Room,” Gavaskar reminisced about an incident with Miandad from their playing days. He also disclosed that former Pakistan captain Imran Khan had asked him if Miandad was troubling him. Gavaskar’s story provided a touch of nostalgia for fans, but his impression of Miandad truly stole the spotlight, leaving his fellow panelists in stitches.
“Sorry Sunny bhai for abusing you,” Gavaskar said while comically mimicking Miandad.
“Abused me, but when? I didn’t catch anything,” came the reply.
“What are you talking about? I only said it when I was standing next to you,” Miandad responded.
“Javed, I thought you were talking to Saleem (Yousuf),” Gavaskar continued.
He also shared that Imran, who was fielding in the deep, checked in to see if everything was fine, to which he reassured Imran that he and Miandad were just casually sorting things out.
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During the same discussion, when asked who he would choose between Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli, Gavaskar gave a clear response.
“I will never compare eras. Playing conditions vary. The pitches differ. The opposition is not the same. Hence, comparing players is extremely difficult,” Gavaskar explained on the Sports Central channel.
Regarding comparisons among great players, Gavaskar termed it a ‘weakness’ seen in people from the subcontinent.
“It is indeed a weakness, if I may call it that, within the subcontinent—a tendency to make comparisons. We constantly compare players,” Gavaskar remarked.
“Have you ever heard anyone ask if Ricky Ponting is better than Greg Chappell? Or if Greg Chappell was superior to Don Bradman? No, they simply accept the current players as they are,” he added.
“This only happens in the subcontinent. We are always comparing,” Gavaskar stated.
The debate between Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar is one that has persisted across generations. Tendulkar retired as the most celebrated batsman in terms of runs and remains the highest run-scorer in both Test and ODI cricket to this day.
In One Day Internationals, Kohli’s statistics surpass Tendulkar’s concerning metrics like batting average. However, in Test cricket, Tendulkar holds the edge.
When it comes to runs, Kohli trails Tendulkar by just over 4,000 in ODIs, while the difference in Test cricket is substantial, nearing 7,000 runs.
For the record, Gavaskar himself has accumulated over 10,000 Test runs, slightly outpacing Kohli at this point.
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