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The only word that comes to mind is insipid - Sunil Gavaskar comments on The Hundred

While many of former England players are impressed with The Hundred, it certainly couldnu2019t impress the Indian batting legend Sunil Gavaskar. The former India captain, however, described the quality of cricket in The Hundred as u2018insipidu2019 and claimed the coverage as "average" as well.<br>However, the inaugural edition of The Hundred (a 100-ball per-innings tournament) has started on July 21 with the womenu2019s clash between the Oval Invincibles and Manchester Originals at The Oval whereas the menu2019s event began a day after.

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The only word that comes to mind is insipid - Sunil Gavaskar comments on The Hundred

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  1. "The only word that comes to mind is insipid" - Sunil Gavaskar comments on The Hundred While many of former England players are impressed with The Hundred, it certainly couldn’t impress the Indian batting legend Sunil Gavaskar. The former India captain, however, described the quality of cricket in The Hundred as ‘insipid’ and claimed the coverage as "average" as well. Image Source by Twitter However, the inaugural edition of The Hundred (a 100-ball per-innings tournament) has started on July 21 with the women’s clash between the Oval Invincibles and Manchester Originals at The Oval whereas the men’s event began a day after. In his column for mid-day, Gavaskar claimed that The Hundred has been rather disappointing so far. He wrote: "Having seen it on TV, the only word that comes to mind is

  2. insipid. The cricket is ordinary and the coverage average with basic mistakes in player information." He continued: "(Such mistakes) If made in the sub-continent, would have been mocked at especially by the former England players, not to speak of the headlines that the tabloids would have generated. The former players are raving about the crowds but here too as yet the fierce loyalty of the franchise fans is not seen. Maybe, the experience at the ground is different but as far as first impressions go, it's not been a great one." Image Source by Twitter However, the former India captain did also say that the possibility of The Hundred being a success is there too but he also admitted that it hasn’t got off to the desired start as well. And, he gave the example of former New Zealand player Brendon McCullum, who smashed a hundred in the very first match of the Indian Premier League.

  3. Gavaskar wrote: "Unlike the IPL, which was given a vertical take-off by Brendon McCullum’s incredible innings in the very first match, The Hundred hadn't quite got that and so may take a little more time to get the hearts of the spectators." Follow Cricadium Stats, Latest Cricket News, Live Cricket Score, Fantasy Tips and Today Match Prediction Stay updated Indian cricket team with all the cricketing roster, records, history & action. Stay updated with all the cricketing action, follow Cricadium onFacebook,Twitter, andInstagram

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