Gavaskar and Shastri clash over new-age Indian team's mindset
Melbourne, Dec 31: India's first little master Sunil Gavaskar and the director of the cricket team Ravi Shastri clashed during a televised programme over India's performance in the ongoing Test series in Australia. Gavaskar and Shastri were engaged in a heated debate during a TV programme over Indian cricket team's mindset in the ongoing series. Shastri declared on STAR Sports, "To hell with the scoreline. I care a hoot whether we lose 3-0 or 4-0." This was in replay to Sanjay Manjrekar's question on India's performance in the series. Shastri said, "I am happy with the team's mindset to play to win. This team has pushed Australia hard and that's important to me." Speaking on the attitude of the team, Shastri said, "This team has shown that it has come to compete. The mindset has been fantastic. No excuses about umpiring etc. but I am happy." In reply, Gavaskar and Manjrekar disagreed with Shastri. An upset Gavaskar said, "If you are suggesting that the teams of the seventies didn't have the mindset to play to win, then it is utter nonsense. Yes, we didn't have TV during our days and we didn't belong to the 'hype' generation, but we also went overseas to win."