IND vs NZ: Washington Sundar’s five no-balls lead Sunil Gavaskar to “smash plate” while having lunch

Sunil Gavaskar smashed his plate while having lunch watching Washington Sundar bowl five no-balls against New Zealand.

In the Mumbai Test against New Zealand, India’s spinners struggled with overstepping, bowling 8 of the team’s nine no-balls in the innings. The spinners struggled with the crease on the first day of the final Test match against New Zealand as both Washington Sundar and Ravindra Jadeja bowled a handful of no-balls.

Washington Sundar bowls five no-balls, leading Gavaskar to react.

In a comedic moment following Washington Sundar’s repeated incursions beyond the popping crease, Ravi Shastri mentioned on air that the repeated overstepping was too much to bear for his co-commentator and former teammate Sunil Gavaskar, who reportedly shattered a plate while having his lunch on Day 1.

Sunil Gavaskar smashed his plate while having lunch on Day 1.

Watching Washington Sundar bowl five no-balls against New Zealand, Sunil Gavaskar smashed his plate while having his lunch in disappointment. Ravi Shastri humorously said, “Sunil Gavaskar was having lunch. He smashed the plate on the wall. Thank god he’s not fielding in the slip. Washington would have been close to Washington DC.”

Nine no-balls bowled against New Zealand.

India bowled nine no balls in their innings against New Zealand, and only one of these came via a pacer, Akash Deep. The other eight were split amongst Washington Sundar, who bowled 5, while Ravindra Jadeja had 3.

Ian Smith, a former New Zealand cricketer, also referenced Gavaskar on India’s unusually high number of no-balls. He said, “Oh dear. Another no-ball. Where is Sunny G? He is going to run after them with a mic in hand.” After returning on air, Gavaskar commented humorously, “Yeah, don’t worry. I have my running shoes on. But on a serious note, it’s something that needs to be looked at.”