Gautam Gambhir in press convention© X (Twitter)
Not somebody to mince his phrases, India head coach Gautam Gambhir appeared to have arrived on the press convention in an aggressive temper after the crew’s defeat in Sydney led to Australia clinching the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. After the tip of the match, head coach Gautam Gambhir arrived on the press convention at Sydney Cricket Ground and answered some burning questions from reporters. One of these questions was about the way forward for seniors within the crew, together with skipper Rohit Sharma and talismanic batsman Virat Kohli.
While Rohit missed the fifth and remaining match in Sydney over poor type, Kohli’s future has additionally been up for debate, owing to his poor run of type. When Gambhir was requested about their future in India’s Test crew, he refused to point out a transparent path, saying all of it relies on the ‘starvation’ they’ve.
“I can’t comment on the future of any Players, it is up to them. They have the hunger and commitment – hopefully they can do everything they can to take Indian cricket forward”.
Gambhir additionally maintained that he needs to be ‘truthful’ to everybody within the dressing room, be it an skilled member of the group or somebody who hasn’t even made his debut.
“To keep dressing room happy, I have to be honest and fair to everyone,” he added, hitting at adjustments to be made going ahead.
If solely numbers are to be thought-about, Rohit and Kohli arguably do not need to be members of India’s Test crew any additional. It wasn’t solely in Australia that the duo flopped, as India’s house sequence sweep to New Zealand additionally noticed them flop with the bat.
As Rohit warmed the bench in Sydney, he did seem on an interview with Star Sports the place he make clear his future. While rumors advised that he was to retire after the Sydney Test, Rohit maintained that he is not going anyplace.
India’s subsequent Test task shall be in a 5-match sequence in England. The selectors have a troublesome job forward of them in deciding if the veterans like Kohli and Rohit ought to be given an extended rope.
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