‘They think they know everything', Kapil Dev sharpens attack against Team India amid Sunil Gavaskar's ego remark

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Hardik Pandya who took the helm of the team said that his batters didn't bat the way they were supposed to. Criticism was also seen as senior players like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma stayed out of second ODI played yesterday. Amidst this, a big statement has come from the former captain Kapil Dev.

In an interview with The Week, Kapil Dev said that he feels a lot of the current players are very confident but equally, the negative side to this, he said, “they think they know everything. They think they don’t have to seek advice from anyone." His statements came in context with what last month Sunil Gavaskar said when India lost the match against Australia in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2023 final. He had said that except for Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, none of the players ever came to him for advice.

He also mentioned as to why he also kept himself away from approaching the players. While speaking to the Indian Express, Gavaskar last month said, “No, no one has come. Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman regularly came to me.

And they would approach me with a specific problem and you could tell them something which you had observed. I don't have an ego about this, I could go and talk to them but since there are two coaches — Rahul Dravid and Vikram Rathore – so sometimes you hold back since you don’t want to confuse them with too much information." Now Kapil Dev has also spoken about Gavaskar's comments on the current players. While speaking to The Week, he said, “Sometimes, when too much money comes, arrogance comes.

These cricketers, they feel they know everything. That’s the difference. I would say there are so many cricketers who need help." Backing Gavaskar's claims, he said as quoted