India not scoring 70-80 runs more is the reason why they lost: Sunil Gavaskar

Legendary India batter Sunil Gavaskar believes the Rohit Sharmaled side not scoring 7080 more runs is the chief reason behind them losing the first ODI to Bangladesh by a solitary wicket at the ShereBangla National Cricket Stadium SBNCS in MirpurDespite having a lineup where batting resources were available till number nine India had a disappointing time with the bat on a slow pitch skittled for a paltry 186 in 412 overs barring KL Rahul who made a fine 73 off 70 ballsLeftarm spin allrounder Shakib Al Hasan used his line length and crease well to pick 536 on a tricky pitch for the batters while fastbowler Ebadot Hossain was consistent in his usage of short balls to scalp 447Gavaskar also refused to believe that Rahuls dropped catch of Mehidy Hasan Miraz when the batter was on 15 in the 43rd over played a decisive role in Indias loss You cant really say that was it Because yes I think that was the last wicket That should have made the match overBut the fact that India scored 186 I think you are going to look at that as well I think India didnt score 7080 more runs is the reason why they lost Gavaskar said to broadcasters Sony Sports Network after the match endedAlso readMiraz miracle at MirpurIndia took a wicket on the very first ball in their defence of 186 and triggered a Bangladesh collapse from 1284 to 1369 in a span of 26 balls But Mehidy made an unbeaten 38 and stitched an unbeaten lastwicket stand of 51 off 41 balls with Mustafizur Rahman being ten not out to give Bangladesh a heroic victoryThe bowlers did wonderfully well to get themselves in a position where they were 1369 And then Mehidy Hasan Miraj came they had a bit of luck with that drop catch but he played really well He played sensibly They took the attack to the opposition and played some bold shots observed GavaskarHe further felt that with the required runrate not being so high Bangladesh also made things difficult for themselves by being overcautious in the middle before Mehidy and Mustafizur took them over the line with four overs to spareWhen you are asked to chase less than 4 runs an over Like Bangladesh were asked to chase automatically the pressure comes down Bangladesh made it difficult for themselves by playing ultra cautiously Thats what got them into troubleBangladesh now have a 10 lead in threematch series with the second match to be played at the same venue on WednesdayThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever