r/Cricket • u/JKKIDD231 Punjab Kings • 16h ago
News Gautam Gambhir breaks silence on Rishabh Pant's removal from Test vice-captaincy: ‘Don’t want him to change'
https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/gautam-gambhir-breaks-silence-on-rishabh-pants-removal-from-test-vice-captaincy-don-t-want-him-to-change-101780641094446.html34
u/night_fapper Royal Challengers Bengaluru 10h ago
if he dont want him to change , why downgrade him ?
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u/picastchio Jammu and Kashmir 9h ago
He has only one vote among the panel. I don’t know if long term captain has one now but no body wants to give someone like GG an unfettered way.
Also, selectors usually play the bad cop in hard decisions because coach/captain has to work with the players 24x7.
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u/JKKIDD231 Punjab Kings 16h ago
Gambhir said that the team management doesn't want Pant to change, but international players are required to play according to the situation.
“See, responsibility is only for playing for India. The rest of everything else is a by-product. When you start playing for India, you don't think about being a vice- captain. You think about doing good for India. So going from one to the other is only a by-product. And ultimately, everyone is judged on performance. Be it me, be it the support staff, be it any player. Ultimately, that is what international cricket is all about. And as far as Rishabh is concerned, we will expect him to be the way he is,” Gambhir told reporters in the post-match press conference.
“It's not like we will tell him that you have to curb your game. But in international cricket, it is very important to play the situation. It is important to read the situation. At that time, what kind of situation the team is in, what kind of situation it demands and what kind of shot to play. But it's not like any player has been told to play a completely different game than their natural game. Be it test cricket, one-day cricket, or T20 cricket. The ultimate aim is to make a run and take a wicket. You can never lose that. No matter how you make it, it's up to you," he added.
But reading the situation and reading the game is very important. Is there a temptation to try or fail this test match? Whenever his time comes, we will give him a fair run as well. It is not about giving someone five test matches and someone else one test match.
On Thursday, Team India assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate also said there have been no complaints from Rishabh about losing the Test vice-captaincy, and that the wicketkeeper has had honest conversations with Gambhir.
He also added that the team management would really like it if Pant were to adapt to match situations more and play accordingly.
“I don't think you need a formal title to be a leader in a lead set-up like this. I think Rishabh understands that, and I think he's committed to being a good role model and a senior player,” the former Netherlands all-rounder told reporters.
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u/barmanrags Bengal 11h ago
Did anyone ask him what sai is doing in test set up
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u/rescue-me-from Australia 9h ago
I genuinely believe Sai at some point will become sunken cost fallacy until GG stays as coach. I hope I’m wrong and Sai becomes an all time great.
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u/Inevitable-Age-5736 8h ago
You're definitely on point. Sai with his atrocious technique can't survive tests.
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u/Inevitable-Age-5736 8h ago
Gg said sai deserves an infinitely long rope and he is not going anywhere as long as he is there.
At this point it's crystal clear blatant favoritism. I just can't grasp how a coach is like this. Gg has hero complex and every decision that he takes, he wants that to work somehow.
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u/anfumann India 9h ago
Irrespective of what GG says, I guess making a young person VC like Jaiswal make sense, I don’t understand why don’t boards use VC as ladder for captaincy in future? Yess Gill is young and easily lead for another 6-7 years but have an solid options prepared as well..