After a dominant win over Sri Lanka in the T20Is, Gautam Gambhir reflected on the gameplan and seemed happy with the overall result and performance.
Gautam Gambhir’s first stint as the Indian cricket team’s head coach was successful, as the Men in Blue dominantly registered a comfortable win against Sri Lanka in the T20I series. After the whitewash, the coach lauded the team spirit and the effort that the players put in to convert the win. However, he also mentioned some key areas to keep in mind and improve on while playing future matches.
“Guys, congratulations on a great series win. Congratulations to Surya as well for her outstanding captaincy and, more importantly, with the bat as well. I asked for something before the start of the game, and you absolutely delivered it,” said Gambhir of Suryakumar Yadav.
Gambhir also kept the positive spirit going and shared a couple of words to motivate the team further. “This is what happens when you keep fighting and when you don’t give up. These kinds of games happen, and the only way these key games can happen (in our favour) is when we keep fighting on every delivery and for every run, and this was the example,” added Gambhir.
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“We keep getting better; we keep improving our skills as well, because we need to still get better at playing on wickets like these because we might end up getting these kinds of wickets in the future. So we should first assess the situation and conditions really quickly, and what is the par score as well? There is a lot of learning from this game, but more important than not, this is a great series win,” said Gambhir in his dressing room chat video posted by BCCI on ‘X’.
Gautam Gambhir then went on to ask some of the players who will not be part of the ODI series to stay sharp with their fitness levels so that they do not lag behind for their next series. “You don’t want to come for that series thinking, ‘Okay, I can just turn up and probably deliver for the team’. So make sure that, from the fitness point of view, the fitness levels are right up there,” concluded Gambhir.
Speaking of the third match of the T20I, India faced difficulties against both pace and spin bowlers at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, managing to score only 137/9. However, they made a strong comeback in the latter part of the match, limiting Sri Lanka to 137/8 after they were at 129/4, with excellent bowling from part-timers Riyan Parag, Rinku Singh, and Suryakumar Yadav, and ultimately winning the match in the Super Over.
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Last Updated on July 31, 2024
