‘Coaching staff kya kar rahe the?’: Sunil Gavaskar criticizes Gautam Gambhir’s tactics
New Delhi: Indian cricket icon Sunil Gavaskar has expressed his disappointment with the Indian cricket team’s support staff following their poor performance in Australia, which concluded with a 1-3 series loss. While the players have faced the bulk of the criticism, Gavaskar has also directed his frustration towards the coaching team. Since Gautam Gambhir took charge as the head coach, he appointed Abhishek Nayar as the batting coach, Ryan ten Doeschate as the fielding coach, and Morne Morkel as the bowling coach.
“Aapke coaching staff kya kar rahe the? (What was your coaching staff doing in Australia?) Your bowling coach and your batting coach… your batting coach, in particular, against New Zealand when we were bowled for 46, and the way we were defeated in the remaining matches. Batting main koi dum nahi tha (There was no punch in the batting). Here also our batting was not strong enough, so questions should be asked what have you guys done? Why can’t we see any improvement?”
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Gavaskar went on to add on Star Sports: “We would understand if you say that the bowling was top class and our batters couldn’t face them. Even the greatest batters have difficulty in facing good bowling. But when good bowling is not happening then tell me what has the coaching staff done? You may ask should we change the batting order, I will ask should we change the coaching staff? We have 2-3 months before going to England.”
“I will also ask what have you (India coaching staff) done? How do you plan to improve the Indian cricketers? Throw-downs will not get you anything. You had to improve their technique and temperament, which you haven’t done. So make sure that ask questions from the batters who have not made runs, but also ask the coaching staff what have they done?” Gavaskar added.