No greater incentive than playing for India - Sunil Gavaskar | DRS with Ash | R Ashwin | E18

[@krishnajithkj]

When you realise that 'ICC Test Player of the Decade' nominee is running a KZbin channel himself interviewing people, cool!!! 😁

[@AshwinRavi99]

ICC Player of the Decade nominee pa. Solradha correcta sollu!!

[@krishnajithkj]

@@AshwinRavi99 Well caught 😁 Apologies.

[@dilakshandk77]

Krishnajith S S still u can correct it nah!

[@manuprasad244]

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[@santhoshmani888]

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[@AshwinRavi99]

In this episode of #DRSwithAsh, we have the original 'Little Master' Sunil Gavaskar, where he discusses about the Bombay school of batting culture, how much playing for the country meant, the spin quartet, Caribbean connection, 'the spirit of cricket' and much more. 0:00 - Introduction 0:29 - Bombay and the rich legacy of cricketers 2:50 - Sunny Bhai's practice routine to handle the West Indies' pace quartet 4:40 - No greater incentive than doing well for your country 7:30 - Sunil Gavaskar, the left-handed batsman 11:09 - When Sunny Bhai was almost swapped at the Hospital when he was a baby 13:07 - On India's spin quartet 19:02 - On current pitches and modern-day bats 21:49 - The SG bats connection 24:57 - The partners-in-crime: Chetan Chauhan, Anshuman Gaekwad and Cheeka 29:47 - The Caribbean connection 35:55 - Has the game changed? 40:14 - 'Spirit of Cricket' according to Sunny Bhai 47:18 - 3 cricketers that Sunny Bhai rates as THE BEST 52:25 - One piece of advice to a modern-day youngster 53:07 - Conclusion

[@nandikak.s9589]

Thank you to share this bro

[@raviking2499]

Ash army

[@saheemgamer08]

DRS with Rishabh Pant and Deepak Chahar Plz anna......

[@saheemgamer08]

Interview Rishabh Pant and Deepak Chahar plz....

[@saheemgamer08]

ASHWIN anna Do DRS with Rishabh Pant and Deepak Chahar....

[@zizoucris10]

This channel is just the gift that keeps giving! Ash, lets up the stakes now, next up Viv Richards ✋

[@varun1036]

If we can have Cheeka & Viv together, it'll be epic. Cos both of them have a massive admiration for each other 😊

[@zizoucris10]

@@varun1036 idea nallarku aana ivaru avara pesa udamaataare lol .. last thing Viv wants to hear is mooku mela raja after scoring all those runs 😂😂

[@varun1036]

@@zizoucris10 Lmao true😂

[@raghunathRamaswamy]

Another lovely interview. Gavaskar is so genuine, especially when he says how liberated after he started batting with Cheeka. While Gavaskar did the famous act of 36 not out in 60 overs, to the utter dismay of the viewers in 1975, the same Gavaskar in his penultimate World Cup appearance in 1987, tore the Kiwi attack apart along with Cheeka and Sidhu, won with several overs to spare, in true T20 style. That a purist , who can leave the outside the off-stump balls with the concentration of a sage, can reinvent himself, is something for all of us to introspect. Thanks, once again, Ashwin.

[@KarundhelRajesh]

What a surprise Mr. Raghu! I just saw this beautiful episode, and lo! Your comment appears right there! It's great to see your point, after the happy experience of seeing Sunil Gavaskar talk. I am an ardent fan of him as well. Everyday I have a habit of watching a new clipping of Sunil Gavaskar bat, from the old archives of youtube, and also listening him speak for at least a few minutes. That's how I landed here, and I saw you :-)

[@raghunathRamaswamy]

@@KarundhelRajesh I saw this episode a long time back. Happy that it has resonated with quite a few people

[@krishnakk3315]

Note that Ashwin is one of the famous cricketer in entertaining people in lockdown 😂😂😂

[@mithra3555]

Warner Kae tuff kudukuraaru😅

[@arulandaakashtrendvideos5340]

All brothers , pls subscribe my channel

[@ohmykadavule7889]

😂😅😆😀😍

[@vignesh_G7]

Warner 😂😂😂 also

[@sethumadhavanr3824]

Ashwin anna I voted you as a player of the decade award on the ICC website. I hope you win it. Best of luck anna. Everyone vote for him.

[@soumyadeepdas4174]

It will be little difficult for Ash,I feel Virat wil win this award.

[@divyasree7007]

@@soumyadeepdas4174 not only this award he would win all the 5 awards that he had been nominated

[@pandu2749]

Even the women's award

[@AdityaSharma-nn9fx]

A chance to interview one of the greatest legends of India.. Mr. Sunil Gavaskar!

[@asmatak]

You guys are legend. Believe me Gavaskar Sir is a true ambassador of the game not only for his batting but also for the communication skills, knowledge about the game and voice for the international cricket.

[@rmk986]

Ashwin is carrying the great legacy of Rahul Dravid ,Anil Kumble ,Javagal Srinath ,Vvs Lakshman, very knowledegeable, humble,dedicated cricketers from South . Like if you agree.

[@amit08bbt023]

srisanth was exception

[@nitinnam]

He definitely is but speaks his mind unlike the others.

[@abcd1235911]

@@nitinnam Dravid, Kumble, Srinath, Laxman, Ashwin all can speak Hindi

[@nitinnam]

@@abcd1235911 I never mentioned about their Hindi speaking. I meant that Ashwin speaks his mind and is sharp and sometimes acerbic while others are generally more reserved .

[@jjcale06]

Not to forget Chandrasekhar, Vishwanath, Roger Binny..all low key and humble -

[@kumarsrinivasan5590]

Nice conversation. I have seen Sunil G. play at ICF stadium in Perambur in 70's for Deodhar trophy. Quite approachable and very down to earth gentlemen.

[@harz8103]

52:35 "Him/her." Awesome ashwin!

[@lakshminarasimhanpb506]

Ahaa, good find Harini 👍🏽

[@MrSutharsan2]

Fantastic!

[@daniel061208]

*Two of the greatest cricketing brains in the country that are also articulate taking us on a passionate ride. Wow. What an episode. Dear Ashwin, these interviews may go down as your best contribution to the sport outside the grounds.* *Pls NEVER stop. Also pls need an episode with the other great cricketing brain - Our own Thala*

[@venkatr2446]

Sunny is always a great communicator and author and his knowledge on cricket is huge and this has come out again in this show thanks to Ash.

Great interview. Listening to Sunil Gavaskar always enriches my knowledge of Cricket. Btw the comments here are a disgrace. "Please interview X/y/z." Why not appreciate the video itself if you cared enough to click on it and happened to like it?

[@amatya.rakshasa]

I love the look on Ashwin’s face!! It’s like he can feel the honor and the privilege of talking to his hero and to a legend!

[@man_named_nobody]

One of the BEST interviews I have ever seen, both the interviewer and the interviewee. Straight up honest and straight from the heart. For some of us, it was a sheer delight to watch Sunny on a winter afternoon with 80,000 roaring fans in Eden Gardens in the '70's, exquisitely square-cutting. That was style, which I have never seen in anyone later. Sunil Gavaskar is still my hero. There are other players who may have scored more runs than him, but the style, elan and non-chalance with which he cracked Dennis Lillee playing for the Rest of the World in 1974, is unparalleled in the history of at least the Indian cricket.

[@chandrareddy4392]

ash, I would say that this is the best interview you have done so far. I still get inspiration by looking at what sunil gavaskar did in the 70s 80s with so much difficulties. I am still the big fan of sunil's streight drive. nobody has mastered it as much as the little master did.

[@GuitarSuresh]

Beautiful interview Ashwin. Very refreshing to hear from The Legend Little Master. Thanks for crisp line of questioning which brings out the best in your esteemed guests !!

[@bala120]

hearing SUNIL's voice like a commentary running into my ears...

[@jaypanicker2362]

Sunil Gavaskar... The Greatest Cricketer of all time....

[@raju1950]

One of the greatest batsman..Yes... Greatest Indian test batsman Yes.. Greatest cricketer ? I doubt.. That needs other qualities like playing for team ..obeying captain.coperation with captain putting team interest above personal mile stones..etc

[@sitaramghosh6098]

When I tell my father about Kohli, he started the story of sunny sir.❤️

[@aruncj4587]

The whole interview felt like a travel.Beautifully done 'Harsha Bhogle V2.0' avargale🙏🏽 Their was so much respect throughout the interview from.both ends..👏🏼👏🏼

[@amatya.rakshasa]

"Don't take yourself too seriously" damn... that's good advice for any human of any age (teens and above) in any field! Thanks Mr. Gavaskar!

[@saikrishnanganapathy1134]

Wow... 54 mins and yet not distracted for a second.. Such a captivating interaction.....Way to go Ash!!!!.... Sema 👌👌👌👌👌👌

[@deepakluther4964]

The evergreen legend Sunny Gavaskar. Wonderful interview! The best part is interesting and unique questions were asked.

[@vilesh8543]

Sir ashwin you are just as better as any reporter. Gavaskar sir is so humble enough. Love from goa.

[@nitesh2780]

The greatest thing about Gavaskar was that even when helmets were available he chose not to wear one, the only other guy who did that was Viv Richards. That requires true grit, bravery and great belief in his defense. No wonder he was the first to get to 10k in tests.

[@sarathyj]

Not only that, he opened the innings, not knowing how the pitch behaves and the movement and bounce. Viv came at 2 down, and so did Sachin. Gavaskar single handedly put India on the cricket map. When India was just 25 years out of Independence Gavaskar elevated every Indian to take pride and not bow down. If Cricket is religion in India, then Gavaskar is the God. The Sachins and Kohlis are equally good, but they stand on Gavaskar's shoulders. He IS the foundation of Indian batting.

[@selvakeerthana8217]

Please do interview with Sreeka Machan.... Waiting to see lovable MAMU CHEEKA...

[@deepakrasgotra3844]

Well done Ashwin. Good luck with this initiative, and hopefully a way to build on something for the long term. And a great way to bring our history of cricket to the younger generations.

[@gomzitoocool]

This interview is gold, hats off to Ash for bringing out such gold nuggets from Sunny Sir. Very entertaining and eye opening interview.

[@imharish_7171]

Legend of ancient india... Sunil bhaai..😍😍💥💥💥

[@girubhahart5424]

What about Kapil dev

[@imharish_7171]

@@girubhahart5424 sunil bhaai will say about it

[@girubhahart5424]

@@imharish_7171 he is one of the legend

[@imharish_7171]

@@girubhahart5424 no doubt in that

[@kantharuben]

Wow...what an amazing interview...HUMILITY PERSONIFIED..Sunil Gavaskarji is such an admirable personality and Ravi Ashwin is so great in getting the best out of the interview. Well done. JAI HIND. I am South African but proudly an INDIAN supporter. 🙏

[@SenthilKumar-zx5lu]

Super Ashwin. Got a nice way of doing the interviews and delight to watch. Also you are nicely mixing with seniors , juniors , unexpected non-cricketers , with friends, with analysts etc. Brilliant effort. Way to go.

[@sampreethdesai9861]

Thanks Ashwin for this interview with the little master! His knowledge and experience is very much visible in his talking. So many memories down the line, loved to watch the whole of it🙂

[@kushagrabhatnagar2109]

R Ashwin comes across very knowledgeable, matured and sensible. His manner of talking is devoid of any pretensions.

[@ganradgan]

Ashwin, Thanks for bringing in Gavaskar to the show. My hero of childhood and still! What a great man he was and is!

[@ycacreativecapturez]

One of the best interviews i must say after very long time and Ashwin this is ur best interview till date! I wish we would be able to watch old days cricket 🏏 where kapil paaji and sunil and old boys just superb!

[@pradeepmca]

Never heard such stories from Legend Gavaskar. No one would have interviewed the way Ashwin did . Enjoyed the interview. Ashwin is so so good with his questions.

[@subash2301]

அஸ்வின் Brother தமிழ் லா பேசுற அழகை பாத்துக்கிடயே இருக்கலாம் போல... சூப்பரா பேசுறீங்க...தல Dhoni கூட ஒரு live show போடுங்க bro....

[@Karthikeyan_581]

Dhoni kuda vaipilla

[@barathikrishnamurthi2373]

Dhoni has a pretty secluded life he will not come

[@kalyanasundharam3967]

😅ethu mattu nadantha Ashwin anna voda KZbin account crash aaidum bro

[@rajeswarikannan430]

At 42, I can say I have watched all matches and all videos of Ashwin available on internet. If I feel this is an achievement, just imagine the greatness of the player and entertainer who does all the actual hard work. Romba proud of Ashwin Sir for his contribution to world cricket. Cannot wait when Ashwin is on the right hand side and another great cricketer is interviewing Ashwin and he starts ...those days...

[@newliferaises]

Thank you Ash, I knew cricket from Sachin's era. I have never seen the original 'Little Master' bat for India . Today i was able to go back in time through this interview. It was an amazing experience. Really loved it. Very nice questions ash.

[@GiridharRanganathanBharatwasi]

Thanks Ashwin for this wonderful interview with my all time hero and my cricketing god SUNIL MANOHAR GAVASKAR. Simply I love him.

[@kavithamurugan2328]

Really good to see in youtube and it's great to hear that u r a icc player nominee 🔥🔥 keep rocking 🔥🔥❤️

[@The_Geeks-j1112]

What is the spirit of Cricket? Master piece of Question....🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@raghurampnb]

A very beautiful discussion.Ashwin really throws wonderful points and Gavaskar is very eager to expand the discussion.Very knowledgeable trip to history

[@sureshiyer6995]

Very nice interview! Only Ashwin from current Indian cricket team understands the history of Indian team / players and can carry such a conversation. Connoisseurs delight.

[@JasonRoy-qi2zn]

Ash I am your big fan not because all the wickets you have taken or runs you have scored but the way you talk about the cricket and the way you describe cricket it shows your education level. Big shout out to your dad and mom for bringing you up in such a way. I love the way you respect your predecessor

[@manoharsubramanian4865]

Excellent Interview. I enjoyed every moment of this interview. Thank you Ashwin

[@venkatnath5109]

Congratulations on the interview. It was fantastic watching the background work up and thinking behind the game. With all due respects to the little Master, during his playing days with his conflicts with Kapil, he said "if a cricketer says he is playing for his country, you should take it, not with a pinch of salt but buckets of salt" and yet here he is describing that as the greatest reward.

[@Cricket_nuggets_with_Aditya]

Pride in representing the country and adulation from people above money ! Legend thy name Sunil Gavaskar !👍

[@bhanuvoleti]

Dear Ashwin, I have been following your chats. Chaalaa Baagunnaayi. This one with Little Master is out standing . The way he supported that run out (I don't like to call Mankading) incidence in IPL is really admirable. I totally support your action when the bats man tried to take undue advantage . I love and like the way you respect and reciprocate with the people at the other end. Please keep on doing this. God bless you with many more achievements and mile stones ahead.

[@johnaj9042]

What!! You got Sunny Gavaskar on your show. This show just keeps getting better.

[@lalithamuralidharan9026]

Here are two simple, uncomplicated and honest people sharing their views on this great game of cricket! Very very interesting and engrossing! You have taken this interview along very well, Ashwin! And the calypso song on sunny went like this ,” we couldn’t out gavaskar, man, we couldn’t “. It was pretty famous those days!

[@piousbroods]

Ash, Sunny took me to 70s n 80s which I never seen. Beautiful.

[@sk8864-w3r]

Ashwin: Thanks for an excellent interview with Sunny G. Took us back to 70s & 80s. Please also do GRVichu if you can soon!

[@socrates6087]

I was very fortunate to have watched Gavaskar during my youth. Always a pleasure to listen to his analysis. Excellent interview.

[@vijurao8009]

I have been a fan of Sunil Gavaskar ever since his debut. Not being a cricket player myself but an ardent watcher, my reason to be his fan was not his batting but his dedication to task on hand. Opening for India was clearly one of the most difficult jobs in cricket that time. Clearly visible form the number of partners he has had. He simply put his head down and worked his way. One wonders how many centuries he would have if he did not have to plod to hold up one end as he watched the procession on the other end. Thank you for being such an inspiration for me to always try and do my job right. Of course, I got out more often than you did. Lots of Love

[@hrtummala]

Probably the best on DRS so far. I would be glad if Ash gets a chance to interview Mr Ramachandra Guha as well.

[@TheMemeCollective]

Subramanhyam swamy maybe?

[@hrtummala]

@@TheMemeCollective Subramanyam Swamy is not a cricket historian.

[@TheMemeCollective]

Ramchandr gadha wahan bhe batayega ke kaise alpsankhyako pe aytaachaar hote hain

[@indranildasgupta168]

Ash, your question about the Spirit if the Game deserves a good clap. Sunny Bhai as usual so honest with his answers. I agree with some one who commented that in your entire DRS indeed the best interview so far.

[@karthikeyanm7471]

So proud of you Ashwin Sir. Getting Sunil Gavaskar sir to share his thoughts. Thanks. I loved this episode.

[@ramarvind10]

Simply amazing !! Sunil Gavaskar's insights on the game are mind blowing. Such a GOAT cricketer!! Ashwin , as usual very good choice of questions and a great interview !!

[@MrJParthasarathy]

Very interesting and informative interview Ashwin. Hats off to you . I wish Gavaskar had mentioned Dilip Sardesai with whom he had some fantastic partnership during his first tour of West Indies. I think they both were competing with each other scoring century and double century.

[@kidambinaresh2072]

Sunny, the only stylish cricketer the world had having and will have. Very proud that our cricket are in is watchful eyes. I am also proud he is always remain young. The sports cricket should be proud of him as he spends lot of his precious time and energy to the famous sports

[@karthikyallapragada4458]

Enjoying your podcasts Anna. All the best for your test series. Waiting for your bowling Make us win on the "kangaru bhoomi"

[@sharathadithiya448]

Same

[@karthikyallapragada4458]

@@sharathadithiya448 yah🔥❤️🔥

[@kannanroyam8867]

Yes everyone is eagerly awaiting for that moment 👍

[@karthikyallapragada4458]

@@kannanroyam8867 😀🔥🔥

[@sounderrajan7224]

Ash...it's a wounderful interview with SG...bringing the old days memories...where we used to sit next to the radio n watch commentary...one of the best..in DRS..GOOD LUCK...

[@anirudsubramanian9514]

Ashwin Sir's listening skill is amazing! Brilliant questions and answers👌👌

[@redroish]

Ashwin's such a gentleman. More power to you!

[@subySAN]

Ashwin...a very intelligent conversation.. so refreshing..wonder how a chat with the spinning greats like Bedi, Prasanna and Chandra would be!! Get it done for us....only authentic players can delight us !!

[@sundarmuthuswamy7935]

A lovely interview or if I may say a wonderful chat with India’s greatest opener. It was a wonderful journey back in time for people belonging to my generation, the above 65yrs. group. It was a joy watching Gavaskar and Viswanath batting & I bet the present day guys fans have missed something priceless. Their batting was poetry in motion. Looking forward to many more such interviews with the stalwarts of the past.

[@SaintAlphaOmega]

The master batsman is equally wonderful to listen to as much as is batting was! :)

[@marshalrajeshp2491]

Good Questions from 'Ashwin'. Classic answers from Master Class Batsman 'Sunil Gavaskar'. Superb Interview !

[@subhadeep55]

Loved Ashwin as a moderator and beautiful meaningful questions. And the legend has answerd with utmost grace and honesty. Specailly the spirit of the cricket section. Loved loved loved this episode.

[@shankarv236]

This is easily one of the best by you Ashwin. A fantastic conversation with one of India's proudest cricketing sons. And his thought processes are so crystal clear about the game and how it should be played. It was very clear that this was an interview by not just a fanboy - it was more like a Guru-Sishya conversation. I was glad to hear about Gavaskar's opinion on the non-striker run out and I agree with him that the usage of Mankad's name with that dismissal should be stopped. Wonderful and thank you so much for doing this interview.

[@ShahidAli-vx4nl]

I could see an amazing connect between these two cricketers travelling between two era!!! Loved it

[@nabiulhaque1833]

I AM HERE AFTER YOUR RETIREMENT ASHWIN ❤️❤️🙏

[@AyushRaj-rt6bb]

This is by far the greatest interview I ever saw !

[@dr.senthilindian3449]

Amazing Interview ... thanks Ashwyn, I loved this Interview and Sunny was at his best. We got to know so much about Cricket through him. I got interest about cricket because of him. Hearing his runs from radio used to make us excited those days. He brought so much happiness to all of us. A great legend and a role model to follow. We Indians will always love him.

[@sivakumar-nq9be]

I am ardent fan of sunny....What a wonderful and relaxed stance that sunny had.I tried to amulate my batting by watching him in t v...Always behind the ball. As you said he is the real and original Little Master.May God bless him and give him good health.

[@froids14]

An absolute delight.. thank you Ashwin and Sunny bhai

[@solomanmania]

Great episode. Ashwin, weaving it beautifully and has done good research. lovely show thanks very much Ashwin !

[@krishnaannapragada7259]

Fantastic interview. Great questions... Excellent answers. Glad Sunny mentioned Kapildev as one of the 3 best players who played the game.

[@prasadsawant7399]

Ash you rock man. Both on and off the field. Sunny bhai you can never get old, such an inspiration 👍👌

[@KeshavRenganathan]

great video ash anna,I was always waiting for a video with a free minded person and a person who is still a part of the cricket field right now.It was lovely to brink sunil sir .Great questions,the left handed one was the best one to ask😂😂. All the best for the test matches in kangaroo bhoomi

[@MAHIKUT]

I hope Ashwin interviews Dilip Vengsarkar as he was a great batsman and one of the few batsmen world-wide who performed well against the mighty West Indies of the 70's and 80's.🙏

[@neilwhite5187]

2 Great cricket legends and ambassadors! Thx for the memories!

[@vadirajagd3143]

Super interview Ashwin very humble & polite. Really love this.

[@somujune]

Sunny is awesome and spot on in answering all the questions with useful and detail information.

[@ramanujamn7635]

We enjoyed throughout the lengthy interview. Nice questions and so very. Impressive answers. Sri. S.G is an orthodox excellent batsman. We were so crazy that whenever India bats we use sit before Radio till S.G gets out. It was a pleasure to see & hear the conversation. He referred to 3 or 4 thoughtful pieces of information. A true legend always prove himself. Congrats, Continue your interviews like this !

[@gowthamshankar6246]

What an voice and what an pronunciation he has sunil not only an legendary batsman there are also fans for his commentry

[@saheemgamer08]

DRS with Rishabh and deepak chahar plz

[@krishnakumarmahadevan7262]

The voice of Indian cricket allways straight. Good discussion.

[@anandkv74]

Whatta legend! How down to earth he is. Loads of Respect Mr. Gavaskar 🙏🏼

[@rakeshreddy6410]

@Ashwin.. to be honest you have such an intelligent articulation in you to make the other person open up... Home work done to the notch level... Just watched the interview with punter... Just superb... You are an intelligent block .... Respect 👍

[@mrkukreti107]

Ash you've become a pro interviewer now. Wow.

[@Apuroop4life]

One of the best cricket interviews of all time . Both legends.

[@vhtevhte]

To me the most significant thing that Sunny said is the assertion of the seventies generation cricketers that we too can be counted among the very best in the world or sometimes exceed them.Listening to their torch telling this was simply thrilling.This really paved the way for this generation cricketers.

[@smrithi08]

Great interview 👌👌Never seen a Gavaskar interview with so uniqueness! Excellent interesting questions..and great answers.. Ashwin has bought out treasures in him! Keep it going... Sidhu,Srikhanth, Azarudddin , VVS lakshman and his holiness Dravid ! Will be a delight line up

[@chidambaramprakash2434]

Interviews like this have much more credibility because a legend is being interviewed by a highly successful sportsperson. Nothing impresses like success.

[@kumarmuthiah]

Dear Ashwin, brilliant research to bring out the best of Sunny. I enjoyed travelling the memory lane of Cricket in the seventies. Thank you.

[@sreesub]

phenomenal interview. Please keep doing it with all great indian and world wide cricketers. You have a great flair for this plus your questions are awesome.