Sunil Gavaskar issues clarification for his "pretty ordinary record" remark on Shane Warne

Australian cricket legend Shane Warne died of a heart attack on Friday leaving all the cricket fraternity and his fans mourning.

Many are still trying to come in terms with the sudden demise of the Australian legend.

Condolences to Warne

Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting amongst others, mourned Warne's death. Similarly, cricket fans have been paying tribute by sharing videos of Warne's spin balls on the Internet.

Shane Warne is not the Best

Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar too commented on Warne's demise. He said that Shane Warne was a moderate spinner when compared to Muttiah Muralitharan. "No, I wouldn’t say that no. For me the Indian spinners and Muttiah Muralitharan were better than Shane Warne,” he said.

I wouldn't say that

“Look at Shane Warne’s record against India. It was pretty ordinary. In India, he got five wickets only once in Nagpur, and that too because Zaheer Khan swung wildly against him to give him a fifer. Because he did not have much success against Indian players who were very good players of spin, I don’t think I would call him the greatest," said Gavaskar.

Review

This remark didnot go well with the fans and others and thereby, Gavaskar was slammed and trolled for this remark that too which has come at this particular point of time.

Sunil Gavaskar apologises

Gavaskar has now issued clarification about this through a video on his Instagram. In the video, he can be seen saying, "Last week was a very traumatic time for cricket fraternity as in 24 hours, we lost two icons of the game - Rodney Marsh and Shane Warne. On TV, I was asked by an anchor whether Warne was the greatest spinner and I gave my honest opinion.

On TV, I was asked by an anchor whether Warne was the greatest spinner and I gave my honest opinion. In hindsight, that question should not have been asked nor should it have been answered as it was not the right time for any comparison or evaluation," he said.

Tribute to the heroes

He concluded by saying: “Warne was one of the greatest cricketers to have ever graced the game. Rodney Marsh too was one of the greatest wicketkeepers the game has seen. May their souls rest in eternal peace.”

Sunil Gavaskar's comment on Warne has caused controversy amongst the cricket fans and now the former Indian captain has come up with a clarification.