Gautam Gambhir: The Indian team for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 has left for Australia. The second fleet of the remaining players is scheduled to fly to Australia today. Before leaving, Team India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir answered many questions during the press conference.
Here the first question was fired at him if Captain Rohit Sharma is unavailable in the first Test match, then who will open the innings in the Perth Test in his place?
Gautam Gambhir’s Statements Before Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25
In response to this question, the Gautam Gambhir said, “Abhimanyu Easwaran is in the Squad. KL Rahul has been kept. We have his options.” The second question in front of Gautam Gambhir was also about Captain Rohit Sharma.
The question was whether Rohit Sharma was available for the Perth Test or not. To this, Gambhir replied that till now we do not have any update about this. However, we are hoping that he will be present with the team. He can join the team before the series starts.
Gautam Gambhir’s Response to Team Selection Criticism
At present, Indian captain Rohit Sharma and experienced batsman Virat Kohli are struggling with their form. Responding to the question of these two veterans, Gambhir said that there is no need to worry about Rohit and Virat. They still have the hunger to score runs. both works hard on the field and is very important for us in the dressing room.
Not only this, Gautam Gambhir also made fun of the media during the press conference. On the criticism of the team selection and the sudden entry of Washington Sundar,
He said that People criticized us when we selected Washington Sundar in the team, but I think the young players of our team know how to answer it through their ability. They are the future of the country.
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