New Delhi: In a stinging criticism, former India captain Sunil Gavaskar yesterday said that young left-arm spinner Axar Patel was not Test cricket material and was at best "a roller of the ball" who was very much predictable.


Sunil Gavaskar 

Gavaskar said that 21-year-old spinner was "not the next big thing of Indian cricket" and could not be considered as a specialist spinner in Test cricket because he does not turn the ball. "No, Axar Patel is not an alternative spinner India should be looking for. He just rolls the ball, he does not have the flight and his deliveries are very much predictable.