Former Australia national cricket team pacer Mitchell Johnson has criticized former Indian national cricket team captain Sunil Gavaskar for distracting the Australian team in the middle of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. He said the big hitter is using media platforms to take advantage of Josh Hazlewood’s comment.

Australia national cricket team pacer Josh Hazlewood, who was ruled out of the second Test due to injury, made some comments during the Perth Test that sparked a huge controversy. After the hosts looked clueless against the Indian National Cricket Team in the first Test, the pacer was asked about the team’s performance and his response surprised many.

Josh Hazlewood put the blame on the batsmen, saying: “You’d probably have to ask one of the batsmen that question.” This led especially Adam Gilchrist to speculate that there is a rift in the Australian dressing room. Michael Vaughan also echoed the comments. also.

Not only Adam Gilchrist and Michael Vaughan but also Sunil Gavaskar also shared their verdict on the matter. The great batsman questioned Josh Hazlewood’s injury, saying why he removed his pacer after making that comment and noted that he looked comfortable in the Perth Test.

Michael Vaughan and Sunil Gavaskar’s comments did not sit well with Mitchell Johnson. The former Australia national cricket team pacer first lashed out at the English commentator, saying he should focus on England and not Australia. In his column for 7News, Mitchell Johnson explained:

“Everyone has their opinion now, even people from countries not involved in the Test series they are commenting on, like Michael Vaughan on Fox Cricket. We have a former England captain here stirring the pot with his opinions on our Australian players and team ahead of the Ashes next summer.

“While I understand Vaughan has a lot of experience and knowledge of the game, I don’t understand why he comments on Australian players. His loyalty is to England, not Australia.”

Mitchell Johnson continued to lash out at Sunil Gavaskar. He said that while he enjoyed working with the great batsman, the former India captain used Josh Hazlewood’s statement to get a reaction and help India. He added:

“With regards to Gavaskar and his comments in general, I have enjoyed working with him in the past and learned a lot just by sitting and listening to him talk about the game, his opinion this week is nothing more than a closing.

“Gavaskar is using his media platform to distract, disrupt, upset and exploit a comment that Hazelwood made. That is Gavaskar’s job, to comment on what he sees, but he did it for no other reason than to get a reaction and help. India. “

The Indian national cricket team won the first game by a huge margin of 295 runs. The second test between the teams will begin on December 6 in Adelaide.

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