Sunil Gavaskar, who previously hit out at the Indian cricket team management for their preparation for the England tour, has now criticised Shikhar Dhawan\u2019s poor showing in the first Test at Edgbaston.<\/p>\n
Gavaskar feels that the southpaw\u2019s lack of success in Tests comes from the fact that he\u2019s not willing to adjust his game for the demands of cricket\u2019s longest format.<\/p>\n
\u201cShikhar simply does not want to change his game. He believes in playing in the same manner which has brought him success till now,\u201d Gavaskar told Aaj Tak.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou can still get away with such shots in one-day cricket because there aren\u2019t many slips and the push or the edge goes for a boundary through the slip cordon.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut in Tests, such shots will only result in a fall of wicket. Till a player makes a mental adjustment, he will continue to struggle against the red ball in overseas condition,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Dhawan scored 26 and 13 in the first and second innings at Edgbaston, respectively. However, it\u2019s worth noting that barring Virat Kohli, none of the other Indian batsmen fared well at Edgbaston.<\/p>\n
Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami and Ravichandran Ashwin all performed well with the ball at Edgbaston but the overall failure of the batting unit meant India succumbed to a 31-run defeat in the first Test.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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