There was a little relief news for Team India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir, as India returned to the White-Ball format after losing two consecutive Test series and defeated England in a 4–1 T20 series. After this victory, Gautam Gambhir spoke openly on the team’s aggressive strategy and said that we will not play fear of defeat, but will try to reach the score of 250-260, even if ever all outs out at 120.
Gambhir’s aggressive thinking – “Not fear, will play fearlessly”
After the match, Gautam Gambhir said,
“England is a high-quality team, but we won’t be afraid to lose the match. Our goal is to reach a score of 250-260, and if we are reduced to 120 in this effort, then there is no harm in it. We have to play fearless cricket and support our players. “
He said especially while referring to young batsman Abhishek Sharma, said,
“We want to support players like Abhishek Sharma. We have to be patient with these boys, it is necessary to support them. They all believe in fearless cricket, and this is the future of Indian cricket. “
“Didn’t see such a T20 century in front of bowling at a speed of 140-150”
Gambhir praised Abhishek Sharma’s century innings and said,
“I have rarely seen such a great T20 century against the bowlers who bowl at a speed of 140–150 kmph. These players have played a lot of cricket against each other before, but this is the real test in international cricket. ”
He also gave a statement about the importance of the Indian team,
“Our players know how much honor it is to represent 140-150 crore Indians. When the results start coming in your favor, everything seems right. “
“Ravi Bishnoi and Varun Chakraborty bowling important”
Gautam Gambhir while talking on bowling said,
“It was very important for me to bowl Ravi Bishnoi and Varun Chakraborty together. In T20 cricket, it is necessary that we play with an aggressive mindset. ”
He also said in a funny tone on the performance of Shivam Dubey,
“Today Shiv Dubey threw four overs (laughing). A aggression is necessary for us in batting. “
“No fixed batting order in T20, aggressive game will continue”
Gambhir further said,
“Apart from the openers, there is no definite batting order in our team, and this is the real fun of T20 cricket. We want to play as aggressive as much as possible in ODIs, so that the audience is entertained. ”
India’s new T20 approach under Gambhir’s captaincy
Gautam Gambhir’s statement makes it clear that India is now focusing on playing aggressive and experimental cricket, not traditional cricket. Not due to fear of defeat, but a strategy of playing with a mentality of making big scores and taking risks is being adopted.
Now it will be interesting to see how much Gambhir’s thinking benefits India in the upcoming tournaments.
