Gautam Gambhir’s tenure as the head coach of team India has been a bittersweet journey. While few of his decisions have proved to be a masterstroke for team India but in most cases the decisions taken by him have been a tactical blunder.
Looking at the current situation,Gautam Gambhir has a lot to prove as team India’s head Coach as team India is set to travel to Dubai for another marquee tournament.
Gautam Gambhir has to be very cautious of the decisions that he takes as the Head coach as any wrong decision can prove to be very costly for team India heading into the tournament.
So here are 3 Favorite moves of Gautam Gambhir that he must Avoid so that team India may win the Champions Trophy 2025.
1. Batting depth: Since the time Gautam Gambhir has taken role of team India’s head Coach there has been a lot of talk about the batting depth,In the attempt to score more runs team India plays with additional batters in place of bowlers which puts a lot of pressure on senior pros like Bumrah and Shami as the other bowlers fail to pick up wickets. Playing an extra batter can cause team India to leave out players like Kuldeep Yadav who can win the game with the ball on their days.
2. Left Right Combination: Another psychological phenomenon which has caused a huge loss of Indian cricket is the left Right Combination, this has become more prominent since Gautam Gambhir has taken the role of team India’s head Coach. Due to this tactics team India will need to play Rishabh Pant in place of players like Shreyas Iyer or Kl Rahul who have been performing really well in ODIs over the last one year.
Gautam Gambhir should stick to the players who have performed for India in ODIs in place of following the “Left Right “combination theory for the betterment of Indian cricket.
3. Aggressive intent from the first ball: Another change that Indian cricket has witnessed since the arrival of Gautam Gambhir is the aggressive intent. It is one of the good things because it puts your opposition under pressure but players cannot play aggressively in every game trying to hit every ball. Sometimes as a professional they need to respond to the situation. There should be some players like Kohli who should try to bat deep rather than playing fancy shots and getting out easily.
