Sunil Gavaskar one of the worst players when it comes to batting in the nets, claims Kiran More

However, while Gavaskar is known to the fans as an orthodox batsman with a flawless technique, according to former Indian wicket-keeper Kiran More, there was little evidence that suggested the same whenever Gavaskar batted in the nets. More claimed that the Little Master was one of the worst batsmen he’d ever seen when it came to batting in the nets, but also revealed that he would often be left baffled by how well ‘Sunny G’ would turn things around and slay the opponents when it came to an actual match.

“He was one of the worst players I’ve ever seen in the nets. He used to never like practising in the nets. When you see him practice in the nets and he’s going to play in a Test match tomorrow, and when he goes and bats in a Test match it’s 99.9 per cent different,” More said on The Greatest Rivalry podcast, reported Hindustan Times.

Gavaskar also became the first batsman in Test history to score over 30 hundreds and at one point, he simultaneously held the record for both the most hundreds and most runs in Test cricket. During his playing days, batting without a helmet, the Little Master ravaged some of the greatest bowlers to have ever graced the sport, including the Windies pace quartet of the 70s, and according to More, it was Gavaskar’s god-given concentration power that enabled him to do so. More attested that Gavaskar was untouchable when he was in ‘the zone’.