Team India: Most of the players of the Indian cricket team are currently struggling with poor form. Some of the star players of the team are in the final stages of their career, while the new players have very little experience, due to which the head coach of the team, Gautam, is in a lot of trouble. According to some fans, Ashwin announced his retirement due to a wrong decision taken by Gambhir. Amidst this, speculations are being made that after January 7, the Indian team may get a new Test captain.
Ashwin announced his retirement because of Gambhir?
Ashwin said that he has announced his retirement as per his wish. But according to fans, Gambhir’s decision to give priority to Washington Sundar over Ashwin led to Ashwin announcing his retirement. After Ashwin’s retirement, only four players are left in the Indian team, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammed Shami.
India’s form deteriorated after Gambhir became the coach.
It is noteworthy that after Gautam Gambhir became the coach, India’s performance in Test format is continuously deteriorating. After Gambhir became the head coach, out of the eight Test matches played by India, the Indian team had to face defeat in four matches, while India won three matches and one match was drawn. In such a situation, all eyes are definitely on senior players like Rohit and Virat, who are currently struggling to score runs.
Many questions were raised on Gambhir
In this period of change, many questions have been raised on the Indian team and its head coach. If India fails to qualify for the World Test Championship final, will Gambhir be stripped of the post of head coach? At present there is no answer to this. The fifth Test of the series between India and Australia will end on January 7. After which big players like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are likely to retire. In such a situation, Gambhir can potentially make Jasprit Bumrah the captain.
