The fixture featured an astonishing 811 total runs, which establishes it as the third highest match aggregate in the history of ODI cricket. the absolute dominance of batting left India head coach Gautam Gambhir deeply dissatisfied with the surface Although spectators witnessed five centuries alongside a historic double hundred from Shubman Gill. India secured a convincing eight wicket triumph against the West Indies on Wednesday, successfully capturing the three match series during a remarkable match in Guwahati.
“Because imagine a young bowler bowling on this wicket, and the opposition getting 400 and then we go on to chase 400. Because i have to have sympathy for the bowlers as well, obviously, for the records it’s outstanding, for the crowd it’s outstanding, for the broadcaster it’s outstanding, but if you ask me as a genuine cricket fan and as a coach,.
“Look, if I have to be absolutely honest, I feel I think there has to be a bit of more contest between bat and ball, because I think you talk about cricket – but this is not cricket, this is only batting,” Gambhir told Star Sports. Gambhir Criticizes Lack of Balance The severe lack of balance between bat and ball prompted strong remarks from the coach during his post match broadcast interaction. The support staff leader further detailed the philosophy behind assessing performance under pressure. “That is why, as a coach, as a support staff, the first thing you look at is, were they able to execute their bowling or their plans properly? If they were able to do that, then you shouldn’t be hard on them. If you get too hard just looking at their analysis, then we will never be able to develop bowlers. Imagine Auqib [Nabi] playing his first game… somewhere you need to give them a bit of support and keep a bit of an extra cushion or extra options for them. Strategic Selection and Pressure Testing Regarding team selection, the former national player addressed the decision to award Auqib Nabi his maiden cap by resting Nitish Kumar Reddy, who is currently being developed as a primary backup for Hardik Pandya. Rather than waiting to debut the Jammu and Kashmir speedster in a low stakes fixture, the management preferred testing him when championship stakes remained active.
But unfortunately, today there wasn’t much for any bowler.
Because the World Cup comes once in four years, so we want to put bowlers under pressure,” Gambhir noted, cricket isn’t going to change like that, only the pressure will be different. “We could have given Auqib a chance in the next match too when it’s a dead rubber, but in a dead rubber, you don’t have that pressure which comes with the pressure of winning a series. And we all know that the World Cup is all about pressure.
