India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir came down heavily on a flat Barsapara Stadium track where India chased down a record 406 against the West Indies with skipper Shubman Gill hitting a double hundred and former captain Rohit Sharma smashing his 35th century.
Without specifying the rule changes, Gambhir said unless there is some margin for the bowlers, there won’t be much option left for them. Not to forget the centuries scored by West Indies batters John Campbell, skipper Shai Hope and rising star Amir Jangoo. “If I have to be absolutely honest, I feel there has to be a bit more contest between bat and ball. This is not cricket, this is only batting. “Auqib Nabi was playing his first game. So somewhere, you need to give them a bit of support and keep a bit of an extra cushion for them. But unfortunately, there wasn’t much for any bowler in this game.”
Imagine a young bowler bowling on this wicket, and the opposition getting 400 and then we go on to chase 400,” Gambhir told Parthiv Patel during a conversation with JioStar after winning the second ODI on Wednesday (September 30).
“We were 1-0 up in the series, but we gave Auqib an opportunity. Earlier reporting noted: ‘This is not cricket’: Gautam Gambhir questions Guwahati pitch after India chase 406 with ease India’s coach Gautam Gambhir, left, chats with captain Shubman Gill during a practice session. (AP Photo) Earlier reporting noted: After West Indies posted 405 for seven, India chased down the target in just 43.3 overs, winning by eight wickets to seal the three-match ODI series 2-0. Shubman Gill smashed an unbeaten 223 off 133 balls, while Rohit Sharma scored 101 off 75 as India completed the highest successful run chase in their ODI history.
We could have given him the opportunity 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 the most impressive thing that I think of him is that he’s becoming a bowlers’ captain.
And we all know that the World Cup is all about pressure,” he said. He knows how difficult it is for the bowlers in this format, and once you do that, you will always earn that respect in the dressing room,” he said. Earlier reporting noted: “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 after the match.