The performance of the India Cricket Team under head coach Gautam Gambhir hasn’t been great. Under his reign, India managed to win the Test series against Bangladesh and the Sri Lanka T20I series. The biggest lows are a home whitewash against the Kiwis and the 3-1 loss in the Border Gavaskar Trophy. Former India star Mohammad Kaif claimed that Gautam Gambhir hasn’t yet reached the level where he can solve the issue with Virat Kohli.
Kaif went on to criticize Gambhir saying he hasn’t been tactically sound. He also claimed that Gambhir made some poor selection choices in the IND vs AUS Test series. Mohammad Kaif also went on to claim that Gambhir hasn’t reached the level where he can go on to solve the tactical issues of Virat Kohli.
Not the best coach – Kaif
“The best coach is the one who is tactically superior. He should know how to pick the right XI according to the conditions. What side he should go with against a team like Australia, that is a coach’s job. The rest, like solving Virat Kohli’s technical issues, may not be possible because he may not have gotten that time yet. ‘Boss you do this’ to solve your batting issues. Perhaps Gambhir hasn’t reached that stage yet. He would need more time. But Gambhir hasn’t been on the top of his game tactically. He has been lagging behind,” Kaif said.
Kaif also went on to question some of Gambhir’s weird decisions. He went on to question why Ravindra Jadeja was not used in the Perth Test. He also chimed in asking the same question about Ravichandran Ashwin’s absence in the 1st Test. He then explained that since India won that Test match, these questions are now not being asked.
“I saw his press conference. I would want to know where exactly the team faltered. Whatever happened between Sam and Kohli has happened, you are digressing from the point. The point is that you lost three Tests at home against New Zealand. You reached Australia with a squad of 19 and then didn’t play Jadeja in the first Test, why didn’t you? He should have given an explanation for that. Ashwin, who is a legend, didn’t pay for the first Test. However, we won the first Test because of Bumrah but these are the tactical mistakes that he has to correct in future,” Kaif said.
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Kaif further questioned about Dhruv Jurel being picked in the first Test and then dropped for the entire series. Players like Sarfaraz Khan who scored 150 were not used in any form in the series. Prasidh Krishna who would have been better in Australia was overlooked and Harshit Rana was given his debut.
“Why did you pick Dhruv Jurel on the first test? You then dropped him, why? Sarfaraz Khan who scored a 150 on a spinning track, didn’t get to play a single Test in Australia. Why? What exactly did you see in Harshit Rana that you picked him ahead of Prasidh Krishna, who is the ideal hit-the-deck bowler for Australian conditions?” Kaif concluded.
