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'The pressure can be telling and I think that's the kind of pressure the Indian team is currently experiencing with everyone wanting them to win the Asia Cup and the World Cup.'
It was a dream evening for cricket aficionados as slegends of Indian cricket gathered in Mumbai on Tuesday.
Greats like Sunil Gavaskar, Dilip Vengsarkar and Diana Edulji along with Pravin Amre and Sanjay Bangar came together for launch of veteran cricket administrator Amrit Mathur, who launched his memoir Pitchside: My Life in Indian Cricket at the iconic Cricket Club of India.
As Mathur took a walk down memory lane on his experiences as the Indian team's manager, Gavaskar also shed light on the pressure modern day Indian cricketers face.
"I don't think there's any other cricket team in the world which is under as much pressure of expectations than the Indian team," said Gavaskar.
"Because every match that the team plays, the fans, the followers -- not just in India, but across the world -- expect and want India to win."
With India set for two big events in the near future, Gavaskar called upon the fans to come out in support of Rohit Sharma and his boys, irrespective of the result.
"In sport, we all know that sometimes you win, sometimes you don't. The pressure can be telling and I think that's the kind of pressure the Indian team is currently experiencing with everyone wanting them to win the Asia Cup and the World Cup -- which will be held in a month and a bit."
"This is where, we, as cricket followers, need to show a bit more understanding.
"There will be days when the team will not be able to play up to its potential and let us keep our fingers crossed that if these days come, they happen at the league stage and not at the knockout stage," the batting great said.
