By After slamming a match-winning hundred in the 2nd ODI against India, England opener Jonny Bairstow responded to legendary India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar’s comments about the right-hander being ‘uninterested’ while batting in Test cricket.
Bairstow said Gavaskar is more than welcome to call or message him and discuss about his ‘will’ to play Test cricket while adding that he hadn’t heard what the former India captain had actually said.
“First of all, no, I hadn’t heard that and secondly, I am interested as to how opinion can have been made especially when there has been no correspondence and communication between myself and him.
“So he is more than welcome to give me a ring and I will speak to him about my will to do well in Test cricket and the enjoyment I do get out of playing Test cricket. As I said, my phone is on. If he wants, he can call or message me,” Bairstow said after leading England to a comfortable six-wicket win over India to level the three-match series 1-1 in Pune.
Bairstow has been in terrific form in the ODI series so far with scores of 94 and 124 to his name but the scenario was quite different in the Test series. The attacking right-hander registered three ducks in four innings and appeared to be clueless against India sinners during the Test series.
