Gavaskar lashes out at AUS and ENG legends after 15 wickets fall in a day in India

The Sydney Test between Australia and India is heading towards an exciting conclusion, with the fifth match finely poised. A total of 15 wickets tumbled on Day 2 of the fifth Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test, setting the stage for a potential third-day finish. Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has cheekily criticized Australian and English cricketers, suggesting that if a similar situation had occurred in India, there would have been widespread criticism and debate about the quality of the pitches.

Day 2 of the Sydney Test began with Australia trailing by 176 runs. Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj and Nitish Kumar Reddy fully used the favourable conditions as the visitors bundled out Australia for 182, gaining a lead of four runs.

India kept losing wickets at regular intervals. However, Rishabh Pant's quickfire half-century helped India extend their lead to more than 130 in the second innings. At stumps on Day 3, the visitors' score read 141/6, with the lead being 145.

While commenting on ABC Sport, Gavaskar said, "Former Australian and English cricketers are all the time talking about Indian pitches and conditions. We are not moaners. We are not whingers."

"You'll never find us complaining. But 15 wickets in a day in India, man, there would be hell," he added.

'So much grass'

Sunil Gavaskar then pointed out that former Australia pacer Glenn McGrath had said that he had never seen so much grass on a Sydney pitch. He also said that Indian cricketers never moan, irrespective of the pitch conditions.

"We had Glenn McGrath saying he'd never seen so much grass. Did you hear any former India cricketer moan about the pitch?" said Gavaskar.

"When we go out and play cricket, we will toughen it out. And if we are beaten, we are beaten. Overseas it's very difficult to beat home teams," he added.

Gavaskar also said that the Sydney pitch is not an "ideal" track, as everyone wants to see the Test going into the fourth and fifth days.

"I did say that when we saw the pitch yesterday, the cows could have gone and grazed on it," said Gavaskar.

"This is not the ideal Test match pitch that you want because you want it to go into a fourth and fifth day. Unless there is rain, I don't see us being here on day four," he added.

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