Sunil Gavaskar criticized Wriddhiman Saha’s poor shot selection during GT’s loss to DC (Sportzpix)
Sunil Gavaskar criticizes Wriddhiman Saha for ‘silly’ shot selection against Delhi Capitals as Gujarat Titans lose the match by 5 runs
Sunil Gavaskar was none too pleased with Wriddhiman Saha after the veteran batsman gifted his wicket to Delhi Capitals as David Warner & Co. beat Gujarat Titans in the final. Narendra Modi Ahmedabad Stadium on Tuesday. Saha hasn’t enjoyed the best of starts to the IPL 2023 season and has failed to shine with the bat this season.
The 38-year-old took some crucial catches earlier in the match as Delhi Capitals batted and struggled to hold against Mohammed Shami, who claimed 4 wickets on the night and secured the win. Player of the match award despite losing.
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Shami conceded just 11 runs but it was Khaleel Ahmed who dismissed Saha in Gujarat’s first over as they eventually lost by 5 runs against Delhi.
Saha failed to deal with Khaleel’s swinging deliveries, swinging his bat for a few deliveries before being beaten and finally giving a thick edge to wicketkeeper Phil Salt.
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Commenting on the dismissal in the air, Gavaskar heaped huge pressure on Saha after his ‘silly’ shot selection.
“Too late my friend. All your experience doesn’t matter when you play a shot like this. You can go and practice that shot in the dug out,” Gavaskar said.
He said, “The words you pronounced ‘foolish’ can be said differently with a double oo in it for shots played.”
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After both openers Saha and Shubman Gill failed against Delhi, skipper Hardik Pandya came in to bat at No.3 and scored a half-century but failed to take his side over the line.
Gujarat Titans needed 12 runs to win in the last over, Rahul Tewatia and Hardik were on strike, Tewatia hit 3 straight sixes against Anrich Nortje in the last over, but Ishant Sharma kept his composure and dismissed Rahul on the fourth ball of the match. Got out. Gave away just 6 runs in the last over of the innings and registered an incredible win for his team.
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