Published on Jan 05, 2023 02:01 PM IST Former Indian opener Gautam Gambhir desires Rahul Dravid-coached Team India to determine a backup for the star gamer in the lead-up to the ICC World Cup 2023. On Thursday, Rohit Sharma-less India will fulfill Sri Lanka in the 2nd T20I at Pune. Gautam Gambhir desires Rahul Dravid-coached Team India to recognize a backup for the star gamer(AP-PTI) Former Indian opener Gautam Gambhir thinks Team India will discover themselves in distressed waters if the Rahul Dravid-coached side stops working to determine a like-for-like replacement for among their star entertainers in the lead-up to the ICC World Cup 2023. Under the management of stand-in skipper Hardik Pandya, a new-look Team India started the ODI World Cup year with an outstanding win over Sri Lanka at the Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday. White-ball radical Pandya, who has actually been promoted as Rohit Sharma’s deputy in limited-overs cricket, directed the hosts to an exhilarating two-run win over the Islanders in the T20I series opener. Changing opener KL Rahul as Team India’s vice-captain, all-rounder Pandya is greatly tipped to be successful experienced opener Rohit as the next captain of the Men In Blue. READ: ‘We may lose …’: Hardik Pandya’s spectacular factor for offering Axar Patel the last over rather of bowling it vs Sri Lanka Talking about the fast increase of Pandya, previous Indian opener Gambhir suggested that India require to rope in a backup for the all-rounder in the white-ball setup. “They require to rapidly recognize a backup for Hardik; if something takes place to him, India will remain in severe, severe problem,” Gambhir informed Star Sports. Pandya-led Team India will fulfill Sri Lanka in the T20I series decider at Pune’s Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium on Thursday. The two-time World Cup winner likewise asserted that the skilled advocates at Team India ought to stay crazy about playing ODI cricket worldwide Cup year. As far as work management is worried, Gambhir feels that gamers can prioritise ODI cricket by taking a break from the quickest format in 2023. “This year [the core group should be focusing on] ODIs for sure. If they wish to take a break, individuals who are playing all 3 formats, they can certainly take a break from T20 cricket however definitely not from ODI format. They have actually got to play together – I believe the greatest error Indian cricket has actually made in the last most likely 2 World Cups has actually been that they [the core players]these men have actually not played enough cricket [in the lead up to the World Cups] together,” Gambhir included. ABOUT THE AUTHOR At HT Sports Desk, enthusiastic press reporters work round the clock to supply in-depth updates from the world of sports. Anticipate nuanced match reports, sneak peeks, evaluations, technical analysis based upon data, the most recent social networks patterns, specialist viewpoints on cricket, football, tennis, badminton, hockey, motorsports, battling, boxing, shooting, sports and far more. Register for our finest newsletters Story Saved New Delhi 0C Thursday, January 05, 2023
‘India will remain in major difficulty if something occurs to him’: Gambhir – Hindustan Times
