The Kanpur Test victory was a result of India's aggressive batting style, which was spearheaded by Rohit Sharma, according to former opener Sunil Gavaskar. While some may credit Gautam Gambhir for this change, Gavaskar believes that Rohit Sharma was the driving force behind India's aggressive brand of cricket.
The second Test match was affected by rain, with only 35 overs of play possible on the first day and the following two days being washed out. Despite the challenges posed by the weather, India displayed exceptional determination to win the match and clinch a 2-0 series victory.
Sunil Gavaskar isn't happy with 'Gam-ball', 'Boss-ball' tags for Team India
Gavaskar said that some media outlets have dubbed the Indian batting style as “Bossball,” while others have referred to it as 'Gamball'
“While one paper called the Indian batting “Bossball” because the captain or “boss” of the team, Rohit, had shown the way, some from the old powers referred to it as “Gamball” after the Indian coach, Gautam Gambhir,” Gavaskar wrote in his column for Sportstar.
“While the England batting approach changed completely under the new regime of Ben Stokes and McCullum, we have seen over the last couple of years that Rohit has been batting like this and encouraging his team to do so as well,” Gavaskar's column further read.
India's dominant performance on Day 4 saw them take the remaining seven wickets to bowl out Bangladesh for 233. Led by Rohit Sharma, India set multiple records for the fastest team milestones in Test history, including the quickest 50, 100, 150, 200, and 250 runs.
With a 52-run lead after the first innings, India bowled out Bangladesh for 146 runs on Day 5. Chasing a target of 95 runs, India completed the chase in just 17.2 overs, securing a resounding victory and moving closer to qualifying for the World Test Championship final.
Term it the “Go-hit” approach instead: Rohit Sharma
India's batting great Gavaskar feels it's not fair to attribute team's new aggressive batting approach to Gautam Gambhir. He pointed out that Gambhir has not been coaching for long and did not play in that style during his career. Gavaskar then went on to say that all the credit for this transformation should be given to Rohit Sharma instead.
“Gambhir has only been coaching for a couple of months, so attributing this approach to him is foot-licking of the highest quality. Gambhir himself hardly ever batted in this fashion like McCullum used to do. If any credit is due, it is solely to Rohit and nobody else,” Gavaskar wrote.
“Instead of using the words this-ball or that-ball, I would suggest using the skipper’s first name, Rohit, and term it the “Gohit” approach. Hopefully, brainier people will come up with a trendier name for this rather than the lazy option of calling it after “Bazball”,” he concluded.
