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Xtra Time Web Desk : Former Team India batsman Sunil Gavaskar reacted to Deepak Chahar's untimely slog in the 3rd ODI series against South Africa. Just when there was a chance for the Men in blue to win the match, Chahar, trying to clear the in-field, perished to a hoick and South Africa broke through the door to make it 3-0.

Reacting to Team India's poor performance in Cape Town Gavaskar said Deepak could have opted to knock off the remaining runs in singles and that there was no need to play the big shot.

Gavaskar said, "The way the last 10 overs were turning out, it seemed as if South Africa would find it tough to win. But the way they kept their composure. The pressure was on them after Lungi Ngidi conceded a few runs. But after that, some of the shots we saw, maybe you could say… ‘what was the hurry? Deepak Chahar played such a wonderful innings, had almost pulled the match. We needed just 10 runs and some 18 balls were left. You could have taken singles and won the game. At that time, what was the need to play the big shot?”

His statement was not to pass critical comments on Chahar but Gavaskar pointed out 'thinking' that has started to plague Indian cricket.

He futher said, ""I am not faulting him. I am just saying that today the thinking is such that if you have to achieve win, you do it only through fours and sixes. Not through singles. And because of this, the match which was in India’s hands, slipped out of it."

"I am not criticising. I am just questioning this thinking that has crept into the minds of people. If you win by taking singles, people won’t say a thing. But if you hit fours, they'll say 'look, he hit a boundary to win the match. Look, he hit a six to win the match.' The urge to hear these cheers is why no one wants to take singles and win the match."