Former pacer Ashish Nehra not too long ago shared his opinion on Gautam Gambhir‘s ways as head coach of India. Nehra took goal at Gambhir’s alternative to incorporate veteran gamers Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli within the ongoing ODI collection towards Sri Lanka.
The Indian workforce, below Gambhir’s management, is trailing 0-1 within the three-match ODI collection. Nehra’s remarks come amid rising scrutiny of the workforce’s efficiency and strategic choices within the collection.
Ashish Nehra opines on Gautam Gambhir’s teaching method
The continued ODI collection follows a gruelling season, together with the IPL 2024 and the T20 World Cup. With a busy house season approaching, it was anticipated that senior gamers is likely to be rested to present them a break and permit new expertise to achieve expertise.
Nehra’s main criticism is that Gambhir missed a invaluable alternative to guage rising gamers throughout this collection. By retaining senior gamers, Gambhir opted for skilled expertise reasonably than exploring potential new additions to the squad.
“The subsequent collection India play is 2-3 months later, a uncommon factor for us. So for gamers like Rohit and Kohli…I really feel there was a greater probability of giving alternatives to different gamers throughout this collection. I do know Gambhir is a brand new coach, and he needs to spend a while with the skilled gamers, but it surely isn’t like he doesn’t know the 2 of them,” Nehra mentioned to Sony Sports activities Community.
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The previous bowler, Nehra, identified that the top coach, Gambhir, already has a well-established relationship with senior gamers Rohit and Virat. Nehra argued that since Gambhir isn’t a overseas coach however reasonably a former teammate who is aware of each gamers properly, he didn’t have to construct new connections with them. He believes that Gambhir’s familiarity with the star duo ought to have made it simpler to make use of this collection to evaluate and combine new expertise into the workforce.
“He’s not a overseas coach who needs to get his equation proper with Kohli and Rohit. So it was a great alternative for him to check out the brand new gamers, and Rohit and Kohli might play when the house season begins. I’m not saying it’s a unsuitable method, but it surely might have been one of many methods on this collection,” Nehra added.
Nonetheless, Gambhir’s determination to incorporate Rohit and Virat seems to be influenced by their latest retirement from T20Is and the comparatively few ODI matches scheduled earlier than the Champions Trophy 2025. This collection gives skilled gamers a invaluable alternative to achieve match follow within the 50-over format.
The outcomes of the collection have been a rollercoaster of feelings. Rohit has been performing properly, scoring fifties in consecutive matches. Nonetheless, Virat has confronted difficulties towards the Sri Lankan spinners. The workforce’s general efficiency has been unpredictable, with the primary match ending in a tie and the second match leading to a 32-run defeat, regardless of a promising begin to their chase. The ultimate match of the collection is about to happen on August 7, including to the thrill and unpredictability of the collection.
