Sunil Gavaskar blames Shikhar Dhawan’s slow footwork for terrible form

Former Indian legend Sunil Gavaskar has pointed out that the slow footwork from Shikhar Dhawan is perhaps one of the main causes for the dip in his form. The southpaw has been in terrible form and has failed to get himself going in the last few matches. The form has been carrying forwarded into the IPL where Dhawan has failed to make most of the opportunities handed to him.

Gavaskar told NDTV: “He is constantly under pressure to perform. The problem is when Dhawan fails, he fails in 4-5 matches and people forget the runs that he has scored. He has 9 centuries and around 17 scores of over 50 in limited overs cricket.”

The former Indian skipper also added that Dhawan is a quality player and that his feet needs to move much faster should have any ambitions of rediscovering the form he has had in the past. Gavaskar concluded by stating that the southpaw must continue to work hard at his technique and never give up.

“He has been successful in every three and a half innings, which is very acceptable. But when he fails, he fails in 4-5 innings. What I saw in the IPL, I found his feet are moving a bit slow. I would suggest he does a fair bit of skipping and it would certainly help.”

“You should never give up. What’s the point of playing in Ranji Trophy and IPL if you don’t feel that you are still good enough to play for India. It is good to see him (Gambhir) perform.”

“He must have worked hard as he has had a few footwork problems earlier,” said Gavaskar.

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