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File picture of Gautam Gambhir.© BCCI
Crew India head coach Gautam Gambhir is beneath the scanner following back-to-back Check sequence losses in opposition to New Zealand and Australia. Gambhir has endured a tough begin as coach, and now his techniques have been brutally referred to as out by his former India teammate Mohammad Kaif. In a video shared on social media, Kaif goes on a rant concerning the errors he felt that Gambhir had made in the course of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, stating that Gambhir has not been on top of things tactically.
Kaif requested Gambhir to supply explanations for a number of of his selections in the course of the Australia tour.
The previous India cricketer acknowledged that whereas Gambhir could not have had the time to go and proper Virat Kohli’s batting points, he may’ve nonetheless achieved a greater job together with his techniques.
“The best coach is always the one who is tactically No. 1,” stated Kaif, in a video shared on his personal X account. “The best coach always knows exactly which XI to pick in what conditions.”
“Yes, you probably do not have the time to walk up to Virat Kohli and help him fix his technique, or tell him ‘Boss, I think you should do this’, perhaps you haven’t reached that stage within the team. But what is true is that Gautam Gambhir was lagging behind tactically. I watched his press conferences. I just want him to point out exactly where the mistakes were made,” Kaif continued.
“Why did Ravindra Jadeja not play the first Test? Why did a legend like Ravichandran Ashwin not play? He (Gambhir) should give an explanation!”
“Why did you pick Dhruv Jurel and drop Sarfaraz Khan who scored a 150? What exactly did you see in Harshit Rana that made you want to play him over Prasidh Krishna, who’s the perfect hit-the-deck bowler for Australian conditions?” Kaif additional questioned.
Gambhir, together with captain Rohit Sharma, are reportedly set to have their efficiency reviewed by the BCCI in a sequence of conferences within the coming days. A lot of matters, from Ashwin’s mid-series retirement to crew discontent to Virat Kohli’s poor kind, are set to be mentioned.
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