Batting legend Sunil Gavaskar has termed cricket’s latest format The Hundred (100-ball innings) which is being played in England, as insipid.

Gavaskar, who is in the UK for television commentary on the forthcoming five-Test India vs England series, wrote in his fortnightly column which appeared in mid-day on Monday: “Having seen it on TV, the only word that comes to mind is insipid. The cricket is ordinary and the coverage average with basic mistakes in player information which, if made in the sub-continent, would have been mocked at especially by the former England players, not to speak of the headlines that the tabloids would have generated. The former players are raving about the crowds but here too as yet the fierce loyalty of the franchise fans is not seen. Maybe, the experience at the ground is different but as far as first impressions go, it's not been a great one.”