Sunil Gavaskar leaves Visakhapatnam during second Test vs England, reason revealed

Former India skipper turned commentator Sunil Gavaskar will not be part of the Visakhapatnam Test. The 74-year-old has flown to Kanpur after his Mother-in-Law expired on Friday.

According to reports, Sunil Gavaskar’s mother-in-law passed away due to old age. The news came to light when a journalist took to Twitter to post the update. The former India opener flew down to Kanpur to spend time with his family.

Yashasvi Jaiswal scored an amazing century to put India in control during the 1^st day of the second Test. Coming into the game, on the back after the loss in Hyderabad, India did well with the bat. The youngster scored his second Test ton to make it a memorable day for himself.

Sunil Gavaskar leaves Visakhapatnam during the first day’s play –

Noted Indian legendary batter and commentator, Sunil Gavaskar is back with his family in Kanpur. On Friday, the 74-year-old lost his mother-in-law due to her old age. The news came just after the Tea session was taken on the first day’s play.

One noted journalist wrote on Twitter “Mr. Sunil Gavaskar has been bereaved, his mother-in-law has passed away. Mr. Gavaskar, In Vizag for commentary, is now on his way to Kanpur. Om Shanti”

It was a fascinating day for young India star batter Yashasvi Jaiswal who scored his 2^nd Test ton. The 22-year-old had scored his career-best 171 during his debut innings vs West Indies in 2023.

Despite losing his partners at the other end, nothing seemed to faze Jaiswal. With a six against Tom Hartley the young batter reached the triple-figure mark in style. The huge crowd that had come to watch the game cheered Jaiswal as he got to his ton.

In the first Test in Hyderabad, Yashasvi Jaiswal looked set for a big score. After hitting a four at the start of day two, Jaiswal tried to repeat but fell to Joe Root. That changed the course of the game as India could only muster a lead of 190 runs.

Earlier in the day it was India who won the toss and chose to bat first. Rajat Patidar was given his debut to replace KL Rahul who injured himself in the first Test. Kuldeep Yadav was back wearing the whites for India to replace Ravindra Jadeja.