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Sunil Gavaskar invented a brand new word to praise India’s T20I team after their 3-0 series win over Latest Zealand.
Sunil Gavaskar (PTI Photo)
Sunil Gavaskar ran out of adjectives for the Indian T20I team after their stunning third T20I win over Latest Zealand, so he created his own: ‘supercalifragilisticfantabulous’.
It was near ‘supercalifragilisticexpialidocious’, a 34-letter nonsense word, popularised by the 1964 Disney film Mary Poppins, meaning unbelievable and extraordinary. That’s nearly the fitting explanation for the Men in Blue keeping the Kiwis all the way down to a sub-par 153 in 20 overs in Guwahati after which chasing it down in just ten overs, with Jasprit Bumrah (3/17) and Abhishek Sharma (68 off 20) shining vibrant again.
“Take a look at all the things, not only the batting,” Gavaskar said in the course of the post-match show on JioHotstar. “Their bowling, their catching, their outfielding, they were a champion side. What will we do against this side? How will we stop this side? This can be a side to beat. This can be a side that can take some beating.”
Latest Zealand managed a a lot better 208/6 in the primary innings of the last match, but India again chased that down in record time — 15.2 overs. The primary T20I was essentially the most closely contested, and although India won by 48 runs. The series is now sealed 3-0, to make it a record 11 series wins on the trot for the team.
Can Abhishek Sharma beat Yuvraj Singh’s record?
Abhishek reached his half-century off just 14 balls, missing his idol Yuvraj Singh’s record by two deliveries. But Gavaskar believes that he’s only getting closer.
“Attending to a fifty that quickly could be very tough,” he said. “But what Abhishek has been showing over the past many matches is that he’s able to doing that. One time he’s done it in 14 deliveries, one other time in 16, so he’s getting there. Who knows, possibly at some point he’ll go past it,” Gavaskar said. “And if that happens, the happiest person can be Yuvraj. There may be a little bit tinge when your record is taken, but who has taken it? An Indian. That’s what matters.”
January 26, 2026, 10:30 IST
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