Não é branqueado! “Gambhir assumiu o controle da equipe da Índia, responsável por tudo”

Former Indian cricketer Dinesh Karthik claimed that head coach Gautam Gambhir was solely responsible for the team winning or losing. His remarks come after India managed to draw the five-match Test series against England 2-2. Ever since taking over as head coach, Gambhir has managed to win just one Test series against Bangladesh while losing to Australia and New Zealand.

Karthik questions Gambhir’s approach

Speaking on Cricbuzz, Karthik opined that Gambhir needs to be as focused on picking 20 wickets as on the batting depth. The RCB coach claimed that it was the head coach who had taken control of the team and was the primary driving force alongside captain Shubman Gill. Karthik pointed out that Gambhir will now be responsible for whatever happens in the Indian team as he was getting things his way.

“Gambhir is now getting his way, so he will be responsible for everything that happens in the Indian team. If it does well, credit to him. If it doesn’t do well, he should put his hands up and say, ‘we made a mistake’. He has taken control of the team I feel. He is the driving force of this team with Shubman. The one thing that I feel he can do is almost look at being serious about picking 20 wickets as much as he feels depth in batting is important,” Karthik said.

Further, Karthik noted that while Gambhir record as coach in white-ball cricket was terrific, he still has a lot to learn when it comes to Tests. In his first Test series as India’s new head coach, the Men in Blue managed to whitewash Bangladesh at home. Subsequently, they were whitewashed by New Zealand (0-3) at home before losing the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 1-3 to Australia.

“He’s a terrific white-ball coach and the results have been there for us to see. But, in Test cricket, he is also learning on the job,” Karthik added.