India National cricket team Pace-Bauling all-rounder Shardul Thakur has opened the aggressive nature of head coach Gautam Gambhir and the mentality of his fight-team.
Shardul Thakur said that head coach Gautam Gambhir transferred their aggressive energy to the team to charge the players in the Handle, which is beneficial for them.
Criticism is coming and will go, but as a team, winning Matters – Shardul Thakur
Gautam Gambhir is known for low nature, and he never back down from the fight for his team. During his play days, Gambhir was seen engaged in hot spat with many players, and this has not stopped even after taking a coaching job.
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In the Indian Premier League (IPL), Gambhir had some notorious changes serving as a patron, and after India became head coach, his first major battle took place with a lead curator in England.
A few days before the fifth Test match against England, India’s coach went to see the pitch, and received a warning to stay at least 2.5 meters away from the surface from Surrey Head Groundsman Lee Fortis.
Indian coaches were not wearing spikes during their inspection, and the warning was not sitting well with Gambhir. He gave Lee Fortis a cruel cursing and was pointing to a finger and shouting, “You are just a groundman, you live in your ability.”
Meanwhile, in an interview with Revsports, Shardul Thakur was asked about Gautam Gambhir, who was facing criticism for the loss of the test series for New Zealand and Australia, as well as his sometimes nut-up attitude.
He responded by labeled Gautam Gambhir as an achievement and said that criticism would always come, but the team is on a right path under his guidance.
“Yes, we have always seen him as a player who is ready to fight for the team, and even during the Hodl, he transferred the energy to us, which he brought to the field during his sports days. He is an Achiever who won the trophy for the nation and the state. He said,” Sharadul Thakur said.
This team had no other option but to get up and fight – Shardul Thakur
Sharadul Thakur also talked about how the young Team India managed to perform well in Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy to attract the series under the captaincy of Shubman Gill.
He said that he did not have the choice of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Mohammed Shami in the squad, and the players had no choice but to get up and fight. Shardul Thakur Detailed:
“When your back is against the wall, no one is going back and this was the situation, with two most senior supporters. [Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma] The game is retiring, and the squad does not have Mohammed Shami. The experience of this team was in the form of Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Siraj.
“Except KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant, the batting unit was quite inexperienced. This team had no other option but to get up and fight, because at the end of the day, you are representing India.”
Even our team in the Hodls Goti Bhai said: “You are lucky to represent your country” – Shardul Thakur
Shardul Thakur further claimed that the head coach, Gambhir, promoted the morale of the young players, which he came to know about the talent that he has and instills confidence in them. He said:
“Even our team was Goti Bhai in the Hodls [Gautam Gambhir] Saying this: “You are lucky to represent your country.” Perhaps young, but we are here because of our talent, and as our coach said: “If you have faith, there is no opponent that you cannot beat. If it is your day, you can take any side down, based on how bad you want it.”
“And most importantly, when the youth are in the team, they will do anything to show their talent in front of the world. I think our team was continued by raising the morale of the team.”
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