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Unacceptable for spinner to bowl no ball: Gavaskar

PTI

Criticising the Indian bowlers for conceding no balls at crucial juncture of the semifinal match against West Indies, former captain Sunil Gavaskar on Friday said it is "unacceptable for a spinner to bowl a no ball".

"The spinners are really not expected to bowl a no ball. Fast bowlers, in their effort to bowl a yorker or a bouncer, can sometimes overstep. Thus, for a spinner to bowl a no ball is unacceptable. This is something you got to practice in the nets," Gavaskar told 'NDTV'.

Title aspirants India were last night knocked out of the WT20 with a heartbreaking seven-wicket defeat at the hands of West Indies.

He insisted that West Indies have proved that cricket is a team game.

"West Indies is not a one-man team. We were talking about Chris Gayle versus Virat Kohli. He didn't score runs. But look how others put their hands up and contributed. It has always been a team game. We tend to highlight one or two players and that is understandable. But it is never a one man game and West Indies have proven that," said Gavaskar.