Gautam Gambhir blamed his staff for being wrong, said something shocking about the struggle of Indian batsmen against spin

Before the start of the 2-match Test series against Bangladesh, Team India's head coach Gautam Gambhir held an important press conference. During this, he was questioned about the struggle of Indian batsmen against spin. He said something shocking about this. Gambhir flatly denied any problem against spin. According to him, Indian batsmen are fully capable of facing any kind of bowling attack in the world. In this way, he tried to prove his own coaching staff wrong. After this, when he was questioned about the turning track used in India, he got angry. He appealed to end the debate on the pitch.

Gambhir proved Deshkate wrong

During the ODI against Sri Lanka, the Indian batsmen were sweating profusely. They were seen struggling against the spinners. Due to this, they had to lose the series. Referring to this, Gautam Gambhir was questioned a day before on 19 September in Chennai. On this, he said that 'Our batting unit has so much quality that it can face any kind of bowling attack. There is a lot of difference between Test and ODI.'

By saying this, Gambhir has refuted the statement of assistant coach Ryan Ten Doeschate, who is on his coaching staff. Deschate had admitted the problem of spin in India's batting unit on the Sri Lanka tour. On the other hand, even if we look at the statistics, Gambhir's statement is surprising. Between 2013 and 2020, the average of Indian batsmen against spin in Tests was 44. Since 2021, it has come down to 33. At the same time, spin bowling has also emerged as a nightmare for the team's key batsmen in Tests.

In 15 Test matches after 2021, Virat Kohli has scored runs at an average of just 30 against spin bowling. On the other hand, Rohit Sharma's average has dropped to 44 in the last 3 years. KL Rahul, the pillar of the middle order, is even more troubled. In the last 5 home Tests, he has batted at an average of 23 against spin.

Praise for the bowling unit

Gautam Gambhir also praised his bowlers during the press conference. According to him, the Indian team used to give importance to batting first but Bumrah, Shami, Ashwin, and Jadeja have changed this image. Now the team is famous for bowling. He described Bumrah as the best fast bowler in the world at present, who has the ability to turn the game around in any situation.

The Indian coach praised the explosive batting of Rishabh Pant, who returned to Test cricket after almost 2 years. He also said that his wicketkeeping against Ashwin and Jadeja has been excellent, which has been underrated. Pant will play a Test match for the first time after December 2022.

What did he say about coordination with senior players?

When Gautam Gambhir became the head coach of Team India, there was a big concern in the dressing room about adjusting to senior players like Virat and Rohit. He also talked about this and said that a lot of noise was created unnecessarily.