Team India to have 3 different teams for each format? Gautam Gambhir's candid revelation
Published - 22 Jul 2024, 11:28 AM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 01:16 AM
Gautam Gambhir, the newly appointed head coach of the Indian national team addressed the pre-match press conference ahead of the series against Sri Lanka. India will play three T20Is and three ODIs against Sri Lanka from July 26-August 7. The team will leave for Sri Lanka on Monday, July 22.
Before leaving for the island nation, Gautam Gambhir along with Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar addressed the press conference and spoke about a lot of things about Indian cricket and the series overall.
If reports are to be believed, Gautam Gambhir was kept in the loop when India's T20I and ODI squads were named for this tour. Gambhir had a big role to play in Suryakumar Yadav'a's appointment as the T20I skipper. He also had a big role to play in Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli agreeing to play the ODI series against Sri Lanka.
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“Going forward these things happen. Can't say right now that there are going to be 3 different teams. T20 will be in transition with world-class players retiring. The more players that can play both all formats the better,” says Gambhir.
“On the same page, if you have got players who can play all formats then great,” says Agarkar.
For now, Rohit Sharma will continue to lead India in ODIs. Suryakumar Yadav has been named the new T20I captain. Shuman Gill has been named the vice-captain for T20Is and ODIs for this series. Hardik Pandya is a part of the T20I series but rested for the ODIs. Meanwhile, Kuldeep Yadav is a part of the ODI side and rested for the T20I series.
Rishabh Pant and Sanju Samson are the two keeper-batters selected for the T20I side. For the ODIS, KL Rahul returns into the team so does Shreyas Iyer. Pant and Rahul are the two keeper-batters in the side.
A few players have been included in both T20I and OSDI sides namely Shivam Duve, Riyan Parag, Arshdeep Singh, Washington Sundar and Axar Patel. The reason behind Patel being selected in both the sides is to see whether he can replicate his T20I performances in ODIs.
Ravindra Jadeja has been rested and the reason behind it is to manage his workload as well. India will play 10 Test matches between September 2024 and January 2025 and the team needs Jadeja the all-rounder for that tough season. Jadeja also has missed a lot of cricket due to injury and thus his workload needs to be managed just as Jasperit Bumrah's.
Don't Like Complicating Things: Gautam Gambhir
Gautam Gambhir also gave a hint about his possible coaching method in the press conference saying "In sports, it’s all about winning. We try and play fair, play hard and comeback in a winning and happy dressing room. Don’t like complicating things. It’s the players’ team, support staff can only do so much. Only 15 can play. Job of support staff to keep players happy and that’s something we will be working for.”
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