Indian head coach Gautam Gambhir praised the Indian cricketers’ performance in England extensively, as reporters had a word after returning from a compelling tour in England.
The India vs England series may be marked as a series of the Indian team for the longest Indian team after a series of losses in Australia and returning home against New Zealand. This was India’s second draw against England on English soil after the previous Pataudi Trophy.
The revival has not only been for the Indian team, but this series has also strengthened confidence in the capabilities of head coach Gautam Gambhir as a test coach. The head coach had checked out of the team hotel by the evening of the Oval Test.
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Gautam Gambhir Land in Delhi, praises Indian players
After Gautam Gambhir returned from the England series, the coach was caught by the Indian media, as he could be seen sharing his happiness related to India’s performance in the England series.
On India’s victory over England by a narrow margin of only 6 runs, which level the series 2–2, head coach Gautam Gambhir said, “I am happy I think the boys deserve every bit of it. ,
Asked how he would rate Mohammad Siraj’s performance, he resorted to his old means, who were not taking the name of a single player, but his policy to praise the team’s efforts.
“I think he has been fantastic. In fact, not only he, but the whole team has performed brilliantly. It is very difficult for me to mention a name, but these people are, this is Shubman, it is Siraj, I think the boys have performed brilliantly in the last two months.”
On the captaincy of Shubman Gill, he concluded, “I think he has done a great job. I can say all this, and he will continue to do well for Indian cricket.”
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Shubman Gill opened the combative mentality of Gautam Gambhir before the series started
At the later conference after the series, Shubman Gill reflected on Gautam Gambhir’s combative mentality and how the Indian coach sentenced the new captain Shubman Gill and within the team, which included a large extent young talent.
“Before the start of the series, Goti Bhai (Gambhir) said that we are a young team, but we do not want to see as a young team. We want to be seen as a gun team. The way we played today, it shows that we are a gun team,” Gill said.
Almost every Indian batsman demonstrated in the lineup, which promoted the morale of the Indian captain, as his confidence is supported by himself and experienced Indian players KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja.
Gambhir’s next big assignment comes with Asia Cup 2025
As the head coach of the Indian team, Gautam Gambhir will have the Asia Cup in his mind as the next major tournament for India. Although there is uncertainty on potential players in the Indian team for the Asia Cup, some calls need to be done with serious by the Indian management.
India’s Asia Cup campaign begins against the UAE on 10 September, and Suryakumar Yadav’s availability has a huge question mark, which is the Indian T20 skipper appointed by Gambhir and Agarkar.
Pace Deck will also be a major lookout with a growing charge on Mohammad Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah, as the Asia Cup final ends on 28 September and the West Indies Test series begins on 2 October.
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