'Gautam Gambhir Tactically Good, But...': Dinesh Karthik Points Out Flaw In Head Coach Before England Series
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India are all set to take on England in a five-match Test Series with the first match beginning on June 20 (Friday) at Headingley, Leeds. This will be a massive test for Gautam Gambhir, who has not fared well in the longest format since becoming the new head coach of Team India. Out of the three series that he has been present in, the only series he won was that against Bangladesh. This was followed by a humiliating home whitewash vs New Zealand, and a 1-3 los in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Ahead of the start of the series, former India star Dinesh Karthik has pointed out a major thing that Gambhir needs to improve.
In an interaction with Sky Sports, Dinesh Karthik pointed out that Gautam Gambhir is a good coach tactically. However, he felt that Gambhir lacks in his man-management skills because of his aggressive nature.
"Tactically, Gauti (Gautam Gambhir) is a very good coach. Man management is the area that I am sure he would be looking at. But one thing about him is that he is looking out for his players which is massive. What I feel at times is that the way he is aggressive as a captain, you can't be as a coach. You are managing different individuals. Once you let them out in the park, you trust them to do the job. That is the challenge," Karthik stated.
Gautam Gambhir Rejoins Team Amid Family Emergency
Gautam Gambhir flew had travelled to India prior to the inter-squad match beteween India and India A. However, hr had to suddenlu travel back to India because his mother was admitted to the hospital.
There were reports that Gambhir would not be able to to come back to England and rejoin the team. However, showing his commitment for the job at hand in England, Gambhir has decided to rejoin the team before the 1st Test, even though his mother is still in the ICU, according to a report by Dainik Jagran.
India Squad For England Series
Shubman Gill (c), Rishabh Pant (vc), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Karun Nair, Nitish Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav.
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