India vs Australia: ‘The tour has tested India not just physically but mentally as well,’ says Sunil Gavaskar

India vs Australia: ‘The tour has tested India not just physically but mentally as well,’ says Sunil Gavaskar
Sunil Gavaskar (left) and Indian Cricket Team (right).

Former Indian skipper and legendary batsmen Sunil Gavaskar hails the Indian Cricket Team for their mental resolve and pouncing back after a heart-wrenching defeat at the Adelaide.

“It doesn’t matter what happens here at the Gabba over these final two days. We Indians can and will be truly proud of our cricketers. I have led Indian teams on tours of Australia and no first hand, just how challenging it can be. But what we have witnessed in this series is something extraordinary,” Sunil Gavaskar told 7Cricket.

“The tour has tested India not just physically but mentally as well. They have been living in a bio-bubble since their arrival from the UAE in November last year after spending nearly 3 months in a bio-secure environment at the IPL 2020.

“The resolve, fortitude and spirit displayed by these players has been inspiring. Most have been away from home and in the horrid team for over five months. They have been routed in the most crushing way and with the world watching,” Gavaskar added.

“They have seen friends battered and broken. They have been tested to their mental and cricketing limits at every turn, every minute. And even under that most intense train, they have never stopped fighting. And they may still somehow manage to take the trophy home,” Gavaskar further said.

“A trophy that was named to honour me and the great Allan Border. A captain who embodied everything we have seen in this series- mental toughness and skill. I know you Australians respect that most of all in yourself and your opponents. And I know you will always remember what these Indians have achieved this summer,” Gavaskar added.

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