Gautam Gambhir PC today: After the defeat in the Bengaluru Test, the Indian cricket team will now play in the second Test starting October 24 in Pune. Ahead of this Test match, Indian team coach Gautam Gambhir held a press conference today (October 23). Where he talked about Rishabh Pant’s comeback, KL Rahul’s form and Team India playing 11.
Gautam Gambhir said during this time that Shubman Gill will definitely come into the eleven but it is not decided yet. We’ll decide tomorrow morning. Gautam Gambhir supported the criticized batsman KL Rahul in the press conference and said that what matters is the opinion of the team management, not his criticism on social media. Gambhir also said that at the moment we are not thinking about the Australia series, these two matches against New Zealand are important for us. Gambhir confirmed that Pant will keep wickets for India in the second Test.
In fact, KL Rahul was left out for nothing in the first innings of the first Test against New Zealand in Bengaluru and returned to the pavilion after scoring 12 runs in the second Test. The Indian team lost this match by eight wickets. But now, as per Gambhir’s statement, it seems that the Indian team management has decided to give KL Rahul a chance for a long time.
On the eve of the second Test, when Gambhir was asked about Rahul’s place in the team, he said: “Social media has no meaning.” What the management and leadership group of the team thinks is very important. He is batting very well, played good innings in Kanpur (on a difficult wicket against Bangladesh).
Rahul had played an innings of 68 runs in the first innings of Kanpur Test against Bangladesh. Gambhir said: “I am sure he knows that he has to score big runs and he has the ability to do so.” That’s why the team has supported him… after all, everyone is evaluated. The evaluation is done in international cricket.
Sarfaraz Khan’s maiden century in the first Test has made things difficult for Rahul and the Karnataka player would like to improve on his performance in the second match.
Regarding the defeat in Bengaluru, Gambhir said: ‘We also had to endure what happened in Bengaluru. We showed no intention of batting for the remaining two and a half days. In Bengaluru, India scored 46 runs in the first innings, which was their lowest score to date at home.
Rumors about KL Rahul’s retirement
KL Rahul touched the field and greeted him after the Bengaluru Test. After this, the rumor of his retirement went viral. Rahul’s video and photo went viral on social media. However, KL Rahul did not make any statement during this period. KL Rahul has played 53 Test matches. During this period he has scored eight centuries and fifteen half-centuries. Rahul scored 2981 runs during this period. His best score in the test is 199 runs.
