Ind vs aus, gautam gambhir: Under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, Team India has entered the final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. He won the semi -final match against Australia by 4 wickets on Tuesday (March 4). The match was played at Dubai International Stadium.
In this match, Virat Kohli played an 84 -run match innings. After this brilliant victory, Indian coach Gautam Gambhir held a press conference. In this, he replied about the team selection and batting order. He was also angry at some questions. Gambhir was seen fully supported Kohli and KL Rahul at the press conference.
‘It doesn’t matter what people talk’
On the question of team selection, Gambhir said, ‘I don’t care about it. My job is to be loyal to 140 crore Indians, players and dressing rooms. I do not care what people talk, what they say. What is their agenda? In the end, the only thing to me matters how loyal I am towards my work. Because I can live peacefully with this.
We will continue to send a letter to number 5.
Questions were raised about sending spin all -rounder Akshar Patel for batting at number five, saying that KL Rahul and Hardik Pandya are better batsmen than Akshar. Then why was the letter sent to the ground before them? Responding to which Gambhir supported the letter and said, “I have said earlier that I do not care what people say.” I believe he is the best player and this is a special thing. What is the quality and ability in character? We know about it. We will keep giving him a chance at number five so that he can continue his performance. The special thing is that he has also shown his ability. He has played important innings while batting at number 5.
What did Gambhir say about Kohli’s weakness against leg -spinners?
Kohli played the match winning innings in the semi -finals. He scored 84 off 98 balls. But a journalist asked if Kohli performs poorly against leg spin? On this, serious enraged and angrily said, ‘When you play 300 matches, you get out against some spinners. it is comfortable. Remember, Kohli has also scored a century in this tournament. He has scored 80 runs in this match. When you score runs in the match, some bowler eventually dismisses you. So it is natural for him to be dismissed against leg spin.
Why is KL Rahul being sent to number six?
Answering the question of sending KL Rahul to number six after Akshar Patel, Gambhir said, ‘You know that the number (player’s position) does not matter in cricket and team games. The batting situation does not matter. The important thing is what the effect is. You should only think about selection in your playing-11. Also, whatever you have to do for the team should be happily. KL has done the same. He has played happily. He has also performed brilliantly at number six. People talk about this, but I don’t mind it.
We are not going to talk about the batting order. Instead, we will talk about how we can do the necessary performances for the team and how to continue it.
