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India’s three-match ODI collection towards Sri Lanka, beginning on Friday, can even be the primary time of the aspect enjoying below new head coach Gautam Gambhir. Skipper Rohit Sharma mentioned Gambhir, who has taken over from Rahul Dravid, has a really clear thoughts in what he goals to do with the workforce. “Look, Gautam Gambhir has performed a variety of cricket firstly after which he has been concerned with a franchise workforce as properly earlier than sitting on the prime. So sure, like I mentioned, it is clearly going to be completely different from the earlier teaching employees. Each human and particular person is completely different. Earlier than when Rahul Dravid joined the workforce, we had Ravi Shastri.”
“So each particular person works otherwise. I do know Gautam Gambhir for a very long time now. We performed somewhat little bit of cricket collectively. We’ve got had a variety of chats collectively as properly up to now. Now that he’s right here, he has obtained a really clear thoughts as to what he desires to do with the workforce, which is excellent.”
“We do not wish to plan too far forward. We’re right here to play three video games. So the objective and thought is to take one thing again from these three video games and attempt to study loads about what we wish to obtain in ODI cricket. So sure, it is a very thrilling time,” mentioned Rohit within the pre-match press convention.
Requested on what his chats with Gambhir have yielded thus far, Rohit mentioned, “See, what we have been speaking about was mainly about cricket. Like learn how to run the workforce, what are the wants, the place are the shortcomings, the place have we performed properly. Principally, it was nearly catching up, as a result of I did not get an opportunity to satisfy him.”
“I got here right here and met him. So we have been discussing somewhat bit about learn how to play with the workforce, what to do, what tournaments are developing subsequent, and what now we have to do right here, learn how to play towards a selected workforce. Principally, we have been speaking about all this.”
Rohit additionally referred to as for individuals to not be intrigued about whether or not Gambhir laughs or not throughout a match. “See Gautam Bhai has a variety of enjoyable within the dressing room. He laughs loads. Now, his private is his private. I do not assume we should always attempt to get into this private house whether or not he’ll snicker or not, or whether or not he’ll do that or not. Everybody has their very own method. You snicker loads, possibly individuals do not prefer it. So it is as much as everybody what they like and what they do not like.”
The ODIs towards Sri Lanka additionally mark the beginning of India’s preparation for 2025 Champions Trophy, and requested in regards to the enhancements the aspect must make of their 50-over play, Rohit remarked one can witness it throughout the recreation on Friday.
“It isn’t a apply floor, it is nonetheless a global recreation. We are going to preserve in our thoughts what we wish to obtain as a workforce. However that is in no way preparation or apply or something like that. We wish to come right here and play good cricket and get one thing out of the collection. It is so simple as that. We do not wish to take into consideration, let’s do this, let’s attempt that.”
After all, we wish to attempt all the pieces doable. However typically it’s a must to perceive if you end up representing the nation, the standard of the cricket that we wish to play ought to stay the best way it’s and the way now we have performed our cricket in the previous couple of years. So I believe that’s extra vital, greater than eager about it is a preparation (for Champions Trophy), so let’s exit and chill in Colombo and issues like that.
“However when it comes to what we wish to do, it’s not only one explicit space that we need to enhance. It’s the total recreation, as a result of in sports activities you can’t simply sit comfortable doing one thing. It’s important to preserve shifting ahead. You wish to preserve going up and up and problem your self.”
“As for us additionally right here now, we wish to problem ourselves and see what we are able to do otherwise as a workforce. There’s at all times one thing new to study whenever you play a collection, whenever you play a recreation. So that is what I really feel. No matter issues now we have performed up to now, it was good for that specific time.”
Rohit signed off by saying one has to offer gamers the liberty to do issues with out pondering the result. “Time retains shifting ahead. We’ve got to additionally preserve shifting ahead. So we’ll see. We wish to attempt to do various things, new issues and otherwise and see the way it plans out for us. Whereas doing that, a very powerful half is to permit the gamers to try this.”
“If they’ve the liberty, then they are going to be capable to do various things at completely different occasions. So it’s our job to be sure that we create that surroundings for the gamers. It’s not about creating. We’ve got already created that surroundings for the gamers to come back right here and simply play freely. Not assume an excessive amount of in regards to the consequence, or your individual performances.”
“Should you play the best way the workforce is anticipating you to play, we’re very happy. As a result of on the finish of the day, you wish to do the job for the workforce and what the workforce administration is asking of you. So everybody performs that half, because the workforce falls in a greater place.”
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