Former Indian cricketer & legend Sunil Gavaskar responded after Ravichandran Ashwin said “Once upon a time when cricket was played, all your teammates were friends. Now, they are colleagues”. The 74 years old said, it is very important to have a good bond between teammates this brings trust, good performance and success to the team, “It’s a sad thing because you should be able to get together after play ends and maybe not talk about the game but talk about music”.
Ravichandran Ashwin Said:
“Once upon a time when cricket was played, all your teammates were friends. Now, they are colleagues. There’s a big difference because here people are there to advance themselves and to stride ahead of another person sitting to your right or left. So, nobody’s got the time to say, ‘Okay, boss what are you up to’?”, Ashwin revealed.
Sunil Gavaskar Said:
“It’s a sad thing because you should be able to get together after play ends and maybe not talk about the game but talk about music, maybe talk about the films you like, maybe talk about your interest in space. But if that is not what is happening, that is disappointing. Having said that, the new thing that started 20 years back or longer is that every player gets a single room. That too can be a factor …”, Gavaskar said.