Gautam Gambhir delivers strong message to Team India
Gautam Gambhir delivered a strong and bold message to the Indian team upon his appointment as head coach. Gambhir stressed the necessity of playing all three formats while focusing on injury and workload management.
Gambhir used a straightforward approach, emphasizing that the players must do what is beneficial for the team. Gambhir was selected as Team India’s head coach after Rahul Dravid’s coaching tenure ended.
The BCCI secretary, Jay Shah, took to ‘X’ to make the announcement, which was favorably received by the Indian cricket fraternity.
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Gambhir’s first assignment as Team India’s head coach will be the team’s tour of Sri Lanka. Team India will compete in three T20Is and three ODIs beginning July 26th. Gambhir will coach the Indian team in five ICC tournaments, which will provide a wider picture.
‘Injuries part of athlete’s life’: Gambhir
Gambhir believed that injuries are a part of an athlete’s life and that a player should try to participate in all three formats if he is fit to play.
“Injuries are a part of sportsmen’s lives. And if you get injured while playing all three forms, you can return and recover, but you should play all three. I’m not a huge believer in identifying players and saying, “Okay, we’re going to keep him for Test matches, and we’re going to manage his injury and workload and stuff,” Gambhir said in a video posted by Star Sports.
“Look, professional cricketers, you have a pretty narrow span. When playing for your country, you want to play as much as possible. When you’re in peak form, go ahead and play all three formats,” Gambhir advised.
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“Cricket not an individual sport”
Gambhir stressed on the fact that Cricket is not an individual sport but a team game.
“There’s only one message: strive to play with honesty. Try to be as honest as you can in your profession. All of the results will follow. When I picked up the bat, I never considered the outcome. I never expected to. I want to score this many runs. I’ve always believed that I should be as honest as possible in my work. Live by particular ideas, values, and endeavor to do the right thing, even if you believe the entire world is against you. But your heart knows you’re doing what’s best for the squad,” Gambhir remarked.
