BGT 2024-25: Indian test team in transition? Gautam Gambhir answers
Xtra Time Web Desk: Head coach Gautam Gambhir acknowledged that a transition phase in the Test team has begun while talking to the media ahead of the series deciding final test of Border Gavaskar Trophy in Sydney.
Addressing the press on the eve of the New Year’s Test against Australia in Sydney, Gambhir Earlier many former cricketers have voiced for transition in test team keeping the performance of seniors like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in mind.
The head coach further stated while talking on this issues that ensuring a smooth transition is a collective responsibility, detailing how both bowling and batting department are going through a transition!
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He stated, “It’s not the role of only the support staff, but you people as well. It’s about not just criticising them, but trying to hug them out as well. Transition doesn’t happen only for us; it happens for the entire country."
"Yeah, it’s an exciting time in Indian cricket. I felt that when transitions happened in the past, there was one department that was carrying the team forward. But at the moment, if you see this transition, it’s happening in both departments. And it has already started. You see some younger fast bowlers coming in. You have got some younger batters who have been on their first tour to Australia and done exceptionally well. Look at Yashasvi Jaiswal, Nitish Reddy and Washington Sundar, who is on his second tour. Akash Deep has done really well. I think the conversations that have happened are only around how we can play well in this series,” he added.
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Indian selectors have sidelined veterans like Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane and focused giving chances to young talents like Sarfaraz Khan and Dhruv Jurel. While Mohammed Shami has not travelled to Australia due to injury issues, R Ashwin retired from Test cricket midway through the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Over the last few months, India have given debuts to young pacers such as Harshit Rana, Prasidh Krishna, Mukesh Kumar, and Akash Deep visibly hinting for a shift.
