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Former pacer Sharma says Gambhir won’t stay long as India coach

Written By : Noel — August 5, 2024

Former pacer Joginder Sharma says Gautam Gambhir will not stay long as India head coach due to his outspoken approach to his players.

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FORMER PACER SHARMA SAYS GAMBHIR WON’T STAY LONG AS INDIA HEAD COACH

Former pacer Sharma says Gambhir won’t stay as India’s head coach due to his outspoken nature that could rub off on his players.

Sharma warns that Gambhir’s decision-making acts might not please everyone on his Twenty20 (T20) or One Day International (ODI) teams.

“Gautam Gambhir is the one to manage the team, but I believe that he will not be able to stay for a long time,” Joginder told Shubhankar Mishra’s podcast as reported by NDTV Sports.

“This is because Gautam Gambhir has his own decisions. It might happen that he has a disagreement with a player,” he added.

Moreover, the former pacer described Gambhir’s approach as “direct” and not one who flatter other people.

“Gautam Gambhir speaks directly. He is not someone who will go to anyone, He is not a person who flatters,” Sharma said.

“We are the ones who give him credit. He does his work, does it sincerely, and does it with great honesty,” he added.

ROHIT SHARMA A ‘LITTLE DISAPPOINTED’ AFTER INDIA LOSS TO SRI LANKA IN SECOND ODI

Meanwhile, skipper Rohit Sharma was a “little disappointed” after India lost to Sri Lanka in a 32-run defeat in their second ODI match on Sunday.

Sharma cited leg-spinner Jeffrey Vandersay’s six-wicket haul and India being bowled out for 208 while chasing 241 as factors for the loss.

“When you lose a game, everything hurts. It’s not just about those 10 overs. You have to play consistent cricket and we failed to do that,” Sharma said.

“Little disappointed but these things happen. We weren’t good enough. Don’t to look too much into how we played,” he added.

Furthermore, Sharma called out India’s batters on the need to adapt quickly to the pitches in Colombo.

“You got to adapt to what’s in front of you. But there’ll be talks about our batting in the middle overs,” the skipper said.

“With left-right (combination of batsmen), we felt it’ll be easier to rotate strike. But credit to Jeffrey, he got six wickets,” he added.