“Team Takes Precedence Over Natural Game”: Coach Gautam Gambhir’s Stern Message

India head coach Gautam Gambhir addressed a press convention on the eve of the series-deciding fifth and closing Test in Sydney. India path 1-2 within the collection, following their 184-run loss to Australia within the Boxing Day Test final week. Although he refused to analyse people when requested in regards to the questionable shot choice of gamers like Rishabh Pant in crunch conditions, Gambhir insisted that the workforce’s curiosity is paramount. For the unversed, Pant has come below the scanner for getting out whereas making an attempt rash photographs in each the innings of the MCG Test.

“I don’t want to talk about individuals. Team first ideology matters. People can play natural game but in team sport, individuals only contribute,” he stated.

“There is only one tendency and there is only one discussion – it’s the team first ideology that matters. You need to play what the team needs. You can still play your natural game in a team sport – but if the team needs you – you need to play in a certain way,” the pinnacle coach. 

There can be at the very least one change to the facet that misplaced the fourth Test at Melbourne this week by 184 runs after tempo bowler Akash Deep was dominated out with a again downside.

Either Harshit Rana or Prasidh Krishna may play as a substitute within the match which begins in Sydney on Friday.

Opening batsman Rohit has did not get previous 10 runs in any of his 5 innings in Australia, with hypothesis mounting that the veteran may very well be axed.

The captain was not at India’s eve-of-match press convention on the Sydney Cricket Ground.

Rohit missed the primary Test in Perth for the beginning of his second little one, with Jasprit Bumrah assuming the captaincy and guiding India to their solely win of the five-match collection to this point.

Gambhir, nevertheless, was tight-lipped about India’s potential taking part in XI in Sydney.

(With AFP Inputs)

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