Gautam Gambhir vs Rohit Sharma:The last test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia is to be held in Sydney from January 3. This match to be held in Sydney will start at 5 am Indian time, while the toss is to be held at 4:30. But before this important match, the dressing room controversy related to Team India is in the headlines. However, amidst all this, Indian head coach Gautam Gambhir, captain Rohit Sharma and vice-captain Jasprit Bumrah were seen inspecting the pitch.
But amidst all this, the report revealed that Gautam Gambhir reprimanded the players of the Indian team after their performance against Australia. During this time, senior players of Team India including Rohit-Kohli and many others kept watching. A top source told ‘Aaj Tak’ – Right after the match, during the team assessment, Gambhir spoke in a stern tone to the entire team including Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, he wanted to say, ‘Are you guys awake or not. ..Enough has happened.
He said, ‘If I have not been saying anything for so long, it does not mean that you (Team India members) take everything for granted’. However, his speech was completely focused on the betterment of the team.
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Gambhir’s speech was a clear signal to all those who are performing poorly in the series. Head coach Gautam Gambhir had some strong words for the entire team in the dressing room on Monday, soon after India lost 7 wickets in 20.4 overs and handed the Melbourne Test to Australia.
Gambhir showed tough attitude in the press conference…
The things that head coach Gautam Gambhir said in the press conference on January 2 (Thursday) show that something is wrong with Team India. Gambhir said dressing room ‘debates’ should not be made public and he spoke to the players ‘honestly’ as only performance can keep them in the team. Gautam Gambhir said, ‘As long as there are honest people in the dressing room, Indian cricket is in safe hands. The only thing that keeps you there is performance. The debate between the coach and the player should remain in the dressing room only. Any discussion in the dressing room should remain in the dressing room.
Gambhir refused to tell whether Rohit would get a place in the team or not. He was asked why the captain did not come to the pre-match press conference when usually only the captain comes and whether he would be in the playing eleven. He said, ‘Can you confirm the playing eleven?’
Gambhir said, ‘Rohit is fine. I don’t think there is anything like tradition. The head coach is here and that should be enough. Will take a decision on the final eleven after seeing the pitch.
Australia’s playing eleven for Sydney Test: Sam Constas, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Beau Webster, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland.
India’s squad: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Jasprit Bumrah (Vice-Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Devdutt Padikkal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Tanush Kotian.
Indian test team’s record in Sydney
Total Test: 13
Won: 1
Losers: 5
Draw: 7
India Vs Australia Test Series H2H
Total Test Series: 28
India won: 11
Australia won: 12
Draw: 5
India’s test series record in Australia
Total Test Series: 13
India won: 2
Australia won: 8
Draw: 3
Team India tour of Australia
22–25 November: 1st Test, Perth (India won by 295 runs)
6–8 December: 2nd Test, Adelaide (Australia win by 10 wickets)
14–18 December: 3rd Test, Brisbane (drawn)
26–30 December: Fourth Test, Melbourne (Australia win by 184 runs)
03-07 January: Fifth Test, Sydney