Team india has to play a five-match Test series in australia from november 22. Before leaving for australia, Team India's head coach gautam gambhir held a press conference. During this, he made many revelations and answered all the sharp questions. Know all the big points of gautam Gambhir's press conference here. Gambhir also rejected the talks that the indian team is under pressure after losing all three Test matches in the home series against New Zealand. Gambhir said before leaving for the australia tour, the indian team has incredible players, who have played their role brilliantly so far. When Gambhir was asked if he feels the same pressure as during Duncan Fletcher's time when the team was in a phase of change, he said, I am not thinking about change but about five Test matches. Whether there is a change or not, if it has to happen then it will happen, but I am seeing some incredible players in the indian team who are desperate to perform well.
If rohit sharma does not play then who will be the captain. Regarding this, Gambhir said that jasprit bumrah is the vice-captain of the team. If rohit sharma is not available then bumrah will be the captain of the team. On the other hand, regarding Shubman Gill opening, he said that I cannot tell anything about the playing eleven right now, we will go with our best combination. He said, I am not thinking about change or such things. There is only one thing in my mind that we are going on a tour of australia for a five-Test match series. There are some incredible players in our dressing room who will achieve a lot in the future too.
Runs are not coming off the bats of former captain and senior batsman virat kohli and current captain Rohit Sharma. When Gambhir was asked in the press conference whether he is worried about the form of these two senior batsmen. In response to this, he said, "Not at all. He is a very strong player and has achieved a lot for indian cricket. He will achieve a lot in the future too. The most important thing for me is that he is still working really hard and he still has passion. He still wants to achieve a lot and this is very important."
It is worth noting that virat kohli has been able to score only one half-century in Test matches so far this year. He scored 70 runs in the kanpur Test against Bangladesh. He scored his last century in Test cricket against west indies in July 2023. In the three-match series against New Zealand, only 93 runs came off Kohli's bat. Captain rohit sharma also flopped in this series. He could score only 91 runs. Gambhir said that the indian players' desperation to perform well, especially after the defeat at the hands of New Zealand, matters a lot. He said, "The indomitable desire to perform well in the indian dressing room is of great importance to me and all the players. Especially looking at the result of the last series."
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