Former Indian Test captain and commentator Sunil Gavaskar, along withspinner Harbhajan Singh, have also criticized the Asian Cricket Council(ACC) for moving the remaining matches to Colombo despite the rain. FormerIndian captain Sunil Gavaskar stated that it appears that the Indian team’splayers initially refused to go to Hambantota, but it’s essential for us toknow why the remaining tournament matches were not shifted to Hambantota,despite the prediction of rain in Colombo.
Sunil Gavaskar further added that our players need to understand that theyhave prepared for an entire month. If they don’t get better facilities forone or two days, it won’t make a significant difference. What’s the harm intraining for two days with fewer resources?
On the other hand, Harbhajan Singh mentioned that using the lack oftraining facilities in Hambantota as an excuse to move matches isunreasonable. In our time, players weren’t even asked for their opinions onvenue selection; it was solely the officials’ decision.
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Harbhajan Singh further commented that it now seems that Colombo will onlyhost swimming contests between teams, as Dambulla is a completeinternational stadium, and it’s unclear why matches aren’t being playedthere
