BGT 2024-25: Gambhir to miss tour game for personal reasons
Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir will miss his side’s upcoming two-day tour game against the Prime Minister's XI in Canberra starting on November 30 due to personal reasons.
Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir will miss his side’s upcoming two-day tour game against the Prime Minister's XI in Canberra starting on November 30 due to personal reasons.
Nitish Kumar Reddy was primarily preferred over the seasoned spinning duo of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja for the opening Test against Australia to ease off the pressure from the frontline quicks in Perth
With three days remaining for the opening Test at the Optus Stadium in Perth, the Indian think tank led by head coach Gautam Gambhir has been challenged on several fronts.
“Their last two series wins out here they had Ravi Shastri who was fantastic,” Paine said.
While Gambhir is hopeful of Rohit’s availability, he is also happy with the options — both from an opening and leadership standpoint, in case Rohit doesn’t make it.
Ashwin last played a T20I in July 2017 against West Indies and had been overlooked in the format since. With Washington Sundar unavailable due to finger injury, it opened doors for Ashwin to secure a place in the 15-man squad.
Gautam Gambhir believes the appointment of MS Dhoni as the mentor for the Indian team in the men's T20 World Cup is attributed to his experience and mindset of handling pressure in crunch games.
The cricketer-turned-politician said the head-to-head record is in India's favour
The free camps have been started by the cricketer-turned-politician as Delhi continues to grapple with an acute shortage of vaccines for people above 18-years age bracket which forced the AAP Government to shut vaccination centres.
The pink-ball Test, which will be the third Test of the four-match series, will be the first cricket game to be played at the renovated Motera Stadium.
