look news india
Team India's new head coach Gautam Gambhir held a press conference before leaving for Sri Lanka tour. Team India's chief selector Ajit Agarkar was also present with Gambhir in the press conference. Gambhir answered all the questions raised after the selection of Team India during the press conference today. Gambhir targeted many players during the press conference. 5 big things from Gautam Gambhir's press conference
1. Will Rohit-Virat play World Cup 2027?
After the T20 World Cup 2024, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have retired from T20 International cricket. After which the question arose in the minds of the fans that how long will Rohit and Virat continue to play ODI cricket. Apart from this, will both these players be able to play the World Cup 2027? Regarding this, Gambhir said that if Rohit and Virat's fitness remains good, then both will definitely play the World Cup 2027.
2. Why is Surya not in ODIs?
Suryakumar Yadav has been made the captain of the T20 team. But Surya has not been given a place in the ODI team. Suryakumar Yadav is the best player in T20 cricket, so Gambhir currently wants to focus on T20 cricket.
3. Jadeja has not been dropped from the team
Gautam Gambhir said that although Ravindra Jadeja is an important player, Jadeja and Akshar could not be brought together for this short series. Team India has to play many Test matches in the future, for which Jadeja is ready. Jadeja was not dropped from the team.
4. Cardiovascular Fitness
Gautam Gambhir said that fitness has been a big challenge for Hardik Pandya from the beginning. We hope that he will perform better than expected in the future. Right now we wanted a captain who can be present in every situation.
5. When will Shami return?
Team India's fast bowler Mohammed Shami, who made a splash in the ODI World Cup 2023, is out of the team due to injury. After which many questions were being raised about his return. Regarding this, Gautam Gambhir said that many players are injured at the moment while Shami has started bowling. Which is a good sign for the team. Our goal was that Shami should return for the first Test match against Bangladesh on September 19, but we will have to discuss with the NCA.