In his prime, Gavaskar was called the Mumbai Bradman: Ravi Shastri | Cricket News – Times of India

SYDNEY: India head coach Ravi Shastri unveiled the portrait of his former skipper Sunil Gavaskar for the Bowral Museum on the eve of the third Test in opposition to Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Wednesday.
Shastri showered reward on his former skipper and defined why he believes that Gavaskar was the finest opening batsman he had seen.
“Gavaskar is easily the best opening batsman I have ever seen. I had the privilege to play under him. He was the master tactician, nothing fazed him. 13 hundred against West Indies is a tribute to the way he played the game and in his prime, he was called the Mumbai Bradman when he was getting all those hundreds. For me it’s an honour to unveil this,” Shastri stated in a video posted by BCCI.

The coach additionally launched a brand new e-book ‘India’s 71-Year Test: The Journey to Triumph in Australia’.
According to a report in cricket.com.au, the e-book options greater than 200 photos, many of which had been discovered languishing in the United States of America (USA) and bought by former Australia Test opener Wally Edwards who donated them to the Bradman Museum assortment.
“It was an honour because the history of Indian cricket and Australian cricket goes deep. I was fascinated after reading the first four or five chapters of this book,” stated Shastri.
“You get goosebumps in the early stages, Lala Amarnath coming here, Vinoo Mankad coming here. Bradman playing against India and India playing against New South Wales, Hazare getting 200, it’s fascinating,” he added.

Meanwhile, the 4-match collection between India and Australia at present stands degree at 1-1 and the third Test is slated to be performed at the SCG from Thursday.
Rohit Sharma made a return to the Indian group for the Pink Test in opposition to Australia whereas pacer Navdeep Saini is ready to make his debut in the longest format of the recreation.
India on Wednesday named the taking part in XI for the Pink Test. Opening batsman Mayank Agarwal has been dropped from the aspect as Rohit replaces him. Gill will open the innings with Rohit after taking part in knocks of 45 and 35* in his debut Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Saini is available in for speedster Umesh Yadav. The latter sustained a pressure in his left calf muscle on Day 3 of the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne and has returned to India after he was dominated out of the collection.