Gautam Gambhir on Shubman Gill: Indian cricket team head coach Gautam Gambhir has admitted that it is not a right situation for Test and ODI captain Shubman Gill to play continuously without many big players of the team. Under Gill’s captaincy, players like Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya have been out of matches at different times due to injuries.
Gambhir believes that in view of the 50-over World Cup to be held next year, India should try to give as many matches as possible to its best players. Gautam Gambhir said, “If I am completely honest, then yes. In Test and ODI cricket, you would want your best players to play as much as possible because the World Cup to be held next year is in the 50-over format. In recent times, questions have been raised on the way BCCI’s Center of Excellence has been handling injuries of players. As a coach, I am ready to listen to anything. You tell me anything. But Shubman Gill getting a place in red-ball and white-ball cricket.
Gambhir further said, “If I say honestly, it is important for Shubman to play as much as possible in red-ball and white-ball formats. This will give us the best playing 11. Let us tell you that in the upcoming ODI series against West Indies, India will have to go without important players like Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan and Jasprit Bumrah. These players will participate in the 2026 Asian Games.
Gambhir admitted that it is not right to play without senior players a year before the World Cup. It is difficult to give a chance to all the players. He said, “We know that when you are preparing for the World Cup to be held after a year, it is not right for this to happen. The team for the Asian Games was selected long ago. Sometimes it is difficult for the selectors to choose the best team. Usually when all the players are available, sometimes new players do not get a chance. Now players like Aaqib and Naman will get this opportunity. On one hand, this is a good thing, but on the other hand we want That the best players play.”