Sunil Gavaskar Backs David Miller: Gujarat Titans registered a thrilling victory by 1 run in the match which lasted till the last ball on 8th April at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. in this match Delhi Capitals Was very close to victory. If David Miller had taken a single in 19.5 overs, the match could have reached a super over, but it did not happen. Miller did not score a single run, due to which Delhi had to face defeat in the match.

After the defeat against GT miller A lot of questions are being raised on the decision of not taking a single. However, India’s greatest batsman Sunil Gavaskar has defended him.

What happened in the last over?

• Delhi needed 2 runs to win on the last two balls of the match.


• millers were on strike


• Prasidh Krishna was bowling


• Miller decided to play a big shot instead of taking a single


• Missed the shot on the last ball


• Kuldeep Yadav was run out while trying to take a bye run.


• The match ended with a direct hit from Jos Buttler.


• In this way Delhi Capitals had to face defeat by 1 run.

What did Gavaskar say?

After the match, Sunil Gavaskar said, “David Miller was confident in himself. He was batting well and wanted to finish the match. Such an intention cannot be called wrong.” He further said that the famous Krishna bowled an excellent slower bouncer. The height of the ball was correct. Under pressure, such decisions are taken by very small margins.

However, Gavaskar also said that game awareness is very important at such times. He gave the example of the 1986 India-Australia match, when Ravi Shastri leveled the score by taking a single at the right time. Gavaskar said, “In hindsight, taking a single here could have been a better option, especially when Kuldeep Yadav had already taken one run.”

How did Rashid Khan turn the match?

Earlier, Rashid Khan played an important role in the victory of Gujarat Titans. He took 3 wickets for just 17 runs. This was also the first win of this season for Gujarat Titans.

What did Kevin Pietersen say?

Kevin Pietersen praised Rashid Khan and said, “Rashid was excellent, but Gujarat Titans’ bowling was not that effective overall. The team did not finish the match well.”