Cricket
oi-Gaurav Sharma
Sunil
Gavaskar
was
left
almost
lost
for
words
after
Team
India
crushed
New
Zealand
in
the
3rd
T20I,
chasing
154
in
only
10
overs.
Half-centuries
from
Abhishek
Sharma
and
Suryakumar
Yadav
powered
the
chase,
prompting
Sunil
Gavaskar’s
now
viral
description
of
the
display
as
“supercalifragilisticfantabulously,
wonderfully
amazing”.
The
scale
of
India’s
win
underlined
how
well
the
team
was
functioning
just
weeks
before
the
T20
World
Cup
2026.
The
clinical
performance
with
bat
and
ball
suggested
a
settled
unit.
It
also
offered
strong
signs
for
selectors
and
fans
looking
ahead
to
the
global
tournament
scheduled
for
next
month.
Sunil
Gavaskar
praised
Team
India’s
dominant
performance
against
New
Zealand
in
the
3rd
T20I,
highlighting
Abhishek
Sharma’s
impressive
form
and
India’s
strong
prospects
for
the
upcoming
T20
World
Cup
2026.
The
former
captain
noted
the
team’s
clinical
performance
and
the
challenges
it
poses
to
opponents.
Gavaskar
Team
India
dominance
impresses
Sunil
Gavaskar
Sunil
Gavaskar,
speaking
on
the
post-match
show
on
JioHotstar,
stressed
that
the
story
was
not
only
about
big
hitting.
“Look
at
everything,
not
just
the
batting,” Gavaskar
said
at
the
post-match
show
on
JioHotstar.
“Their
bowling,
their
catching,
their
outfielding
–
they
were
a
champion
side.”
The
former
captain
praised
how
every
department
clicked
together.
According
to
Gavaskar,
opponents
across
formats
now
face
a
major
planning
puzzle
against
this
Indian
group.
He
felt
rival
captains
would
be
running
through
many
scenarios
in
team
meetings.
“What
do
we
do
against
this
side?
How
do
we
stop
this
side?
This
is
a
side
to
beat.
This
is
a
side
that
will
take
some
beating.”
Team
India
star
Abhishek
Sharma
nears
Yuvraj
record
Abhishek
accelerated
to
a
14-ball
fifty,
falling
just
short
of
Yuvraj
Singh’s
world
record
of
a
12-ball
half-century.
Gavaskar
believed
that
the
left-hander’s
current
form
made
that
landmark
a
realistic
target.
Gavaskar,
however,
has
no
doubt
that
Abhishek
would
eventually
break
the
record
of
his
mentor.
Gavaskar
explained
how
Abhishek’s
recent
knocks
showed
a
pattern
of
extreme
scoring
speed.
“Getting
to
a
fifty
that
quickly
is
very
tough,” he
said.
“But
what
Abhishek
has
been
showing
over
the
last
many
matches
is
that
he’s
capable
of
doing
that.
One
time
he’s
done
it
in
14
deliveries,
another
time
in
16,
so
he’s
getting
there.”
Gavaskar
added
that
Yuvraj
would
welcome
such
an
achievement
despite
losing
his
own
record.
“Who
knows,
maybe
one
day
he’ll
go
past
it,”
Gavaskar
said.
“And
if
that
happens,
the
happiest
person
will
be
Yuvraj.”
“There
is
a
little
tinge
when
your
record
is
taken,
but
who
has
taken
it?
An
Indian.
That’s
what
matters.”
Performances
across
the
series
against
New
Zealand
strengthened
India’s
tag
as
favourites
for
the
upcoming
T20
World
Cup.
Gavaskar
still
warned
that
not
every
game
would
be
so
one-sided.
“It
won’t
always
be
this
easy,” he
said.
“But
this
is
a
side
that
will
take
some
beating.”
