Sunil Gavaskar blasts Rohit Sharma and Cheteshwar Pujara for getting themselves out in the most unexpected manner

Former India Cricketer and commentator Sunil Gavaskar believes that Rohit Sharma and Cheteswar Pujara would be very disappointed with the manner they got out and their inability of making the most of the conditions perfect for batting. Gavaskar is the part of the commentary team covering this series and the legend while discussing the dismissals quipped that even though the two did not show much emotions on the field after being dismissed, they must have surely done some “Tod-Phod” (break a few things) once they were back in the dressing room.

Responding to a mammoth total of 480 posted by the visitors, India openers Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma provided a decent start to the innings by getting to 36/0 at stumps on Day 2. The pair resumed the next day on a similar vein and added another 38 to the overnight score before Matthew Kuhnemann picked up Rohit Sharma for 35. Rohit seemed terribly disappointed for missing out on the opportunity to score big. His dismissal was soft, a chip which went straight to the cover after being well set.

Here is what Sunil Gavaskar had to say about the Indian top-order

Cheteswar Pujara joined Gill in the middle and was characteristically patient in his 121 ball innings. He too could not convert his start in to a big total as he fell to Todd Murphy for 42, being adjudged LBW. This made Gavaskar comment that the duo must be extremely disappointed for not utilizing the conditions, which according to him were a paradise for batters.

Elaborating on this he said to the local broadcaster, “See once you are set in the middle, then you start thinking about scoring a century. Both Rohit Sharma and Cheteshwar Pujara were nicely set. But when the two got out they immediately didn’t show any anger but the moment they enter a private space there they can do some tod phod (break a few things),”. He followed that up with references to his own time as a cricketer and said. “I’ll give you my example. If I was dismissed between 30-40 then the team should vacate the dressing room and walk out to the dugout or gallery. Only one or two would stay back to pass information to rest about what happened inside. They used to keep an eye kyunki todh podh hoti thi,”. Hopefully after the “Tod Phod” the players are able to translate their disappointment into good performances.