Indian cricket workforce head coach Gautam Gambhir took a large ‘social media’ dig at his critics forward of the Border-Gavaskar Take a look at collection towards Australia. Gambhir’s techniques have come underneath fireplace following India’s 0-3 Take a look at collection loss towards New Zealand at dwelling. There was plenty of chatter over plenty of Gambhir’s methods and media reviews steered that there was some disagreement between him and the workforce administration over some alternatives. Nonetheless, within the press convention forward of the workforce’s departure to Australia, Gambhir mentioned that he’s not feeling the warmth and put his belief on the “powerful individuals” within the Indian dressing room.
“What distinction does social media make in my life, and for anybody’s life? After I took up this job, I at all times knew that it was going to be a extremely troublesome job and a extremely prestigious job as properly. I do not suppose as if I am feeling the warmth as a result of my job is to be completely trustworthy,” Gambhir mentioned.
“There are some extremely powerful individuals in that dressing room who’ve achieved some nice issues for the nation and can proceed to attain some nice issues for the nation. So it is an absolute honour to be teaching them and training India,” he added.
Gambhir has come out within the defence of senior batters Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma following criticism from former Australia captain Ricky Ponting, and mentioned the previous Aussie skipper ought to higher take into consideration his nationwide workforce.
Ponting had just lately commented on Kohli’s kind, suggesting that another participant with solely two centuries in 5 years wouldn’t have survived within the workforce.
Addressing the media earlier than departing for Australia for the five-match Take a look at collection, Gambhir responded to questions concerning the type of Kohli and Rohit. Terming Ponting’s opinions on Indian cricket ‘irrelevant’, the previous batter affirmed that each the large weapons have plenty of ardour and starvation for the workforce.
“In no way…Ricky Ponting ought to take into consideration Australian cricket, what considerations he has for Indian cricket? Virat and Rohit are extremely powerful males. They’ve achieved lots for Indian cricket and they’ll proceed to attain lots,” Gambhir mentioned.
“They nonetheless work actually laborious. They’re nonetheless passionate. They nonetheless wish to obtain much more and that’s one thing which is essential. The starvation in that dressing room is extremely necessary for me and for the whole group of individuals as properly in that dressing room. I really feel there’s plenty of starvation, particularly after what has occurred within the final collection,” he additional added.
(With ANI inputs)
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