India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images
Gautam Gambhir comes out as someone who always has a big picture in his mind. On Wednesday (February 12, 2025)India gave England 142 runs to pursue ODI series 3–0 But the head coach rarely smiled in the post -match media briefing, because his eyes were set on it. All important champion trophy It will start next week.
He announced, “There will never be a case where all boxes will last.” “We could easily see this game as a dead rubber. But we wanted to keep ourselves under pressure and play this game as a win. And people really changed in this way. ,
On Tuesday, India was replaced by spinner Varun Chakarwarthi in place of opener Yashsvi Jiswal in its Jasprit Bumrah-Less Champions Trophy squad. Gambhir said that this was done to increase his wicket -taking options. Varun sat out of Ahmedabad OD due to a right calf, but Gambhir revealed that it was more precautionary.
“We wanted the option to take another wicket in the middle [overs] We know that Varun can be a threat to a big danger, ”he said. “A lot of teams did not play him, he can also be an ex-factor.
“I’m not going to say that he is going to start [every game]But a strong bowling line-up is always good. Otherwise, Yashasvi has found a great future ahead. It’s just that we can choose only 15 [players],
Gambhir also expressed confidence that Centurion Shubman Gill would expand his great ODI form in Test cricket in the near future.
“The problem is that we judge people after every innings. Shubman is still a young batsman … he is still 25 years old. If someone can do it in 50 overs cricket, why can’t he do it in tests? He has played some good innings in the test format. You have to trust these young players. Imagine what can happen in the next few years if we keep supporting him … “
Published – February 13, 2025 08:00 AM IST
