“Everybody Is Paid…”: Australia Star Hits Again At Sunil Gavaskar Over ‘Josh Hazlewood’ Remarks

Australia pacer Josh Hazlewood will take no half within the pink-ball Take a look at towards India, beginning in Adelaide on Friday, having been dominated out of the match owing to a aspect pressure. Hazlewood was the choice of the bowlers for Australia within the series-opener as he returned match figures of 5/57, but could not avoid a 295-run loss in Perth. He claimed 4 within the first innings, as India have been bowled for 150 within the first innings. Nevertheless, Australia crumbled to 106 all out, giving India the upper hand, which the guests didn’t throw away.

Chasing 534 within the second inning, Australia slumped to 238 all out to lose the sport by 295 runs.

Hazlewood, nonetheless, fueled rumours of a rift within the dressing room, seemingly advised at a press convention that the batters needed to be held accountable for the collapse.

As Hazlewood was dominated out of the day-night recreation in Adelaide, former India captain Sunil Gavaskar hinted that the pacer was dropped from the staff, resulting from his remarks on the press convention.

“The panic within the Australian ranks is palpable, with former gamers calling for heads to be chopped off and a few even hinting at cracks within the Australian staff after Josh Hazlewood’s media interview on the finish of the third day’s play, the place he advised that it was as much as the batters to now do one thing,” Gavaskar wrote in his column for Sportstar.

“Now, just a few days later, Hazlewood is out of the second Take a look at and presumably the sequence too with a supposed aspect pressure. Unusual, since no one had seen something fallacious with Hazlewood at that media convention. Thriller—the like of which was widespread in Indian cricket prior to now. Now, it is the Aussies and like Previous McDonald, I am merely loving it,” he added.

Reacting to the feedback made by Gavaskar, Australia batter Travis Head hit again on the former India captain, labelling his feedback as ‘humorous’.

“I used to be shocked at Sunny’s feedback. They have been fairly humorous. Dropping ‘Hoff’ (Hazlewood) and throwing a few daggers and capturing throughout the bow, however, who cares? It’s what it’s. Everyone seems to be paid to have an opinion,” Head advised The Willow Discuss Podcast.

Former Australia captain Aaron Finch additionally rubbished the remarks made by Gavaskar.

“It isn’t jabs anymore. Sunny is throwing haymakers excessive. It is fairly humorous as a result of, having spent loads of time with him in the course of the first take a look at, he was not saying issues like that. He was very respectful of the present Australian group. However, now he has simply gone bang,” Finch advised ESPNcricinfo.