Indian National Cricket Team captain Rohit Sharma spoke about the attitude of the Gautam Gambhir-led coaching staff and the players after the series defeat to the New Zealand National Cricket Team. He said they are new to the business and understand how this team works.
The coaching staff of Indian National Cricket Team led by Gautam Gambhir has not had a good time since coming on board. Their lowest point came on Sunday (November 3) when the team suffered a 3-0 tear against the New Zealand National Cricket Team in the Test series.
India faced a tear in the Test series against New Zealand
India, who have never faced a home whitewash, put up a terrible performance with bat and ball. They were bowled out by the New Zealand National Cricket Team in all three games as the Indian batsmen proved to be the biggest disappointment as they failed to cope with the spinners.
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Rohit Sharma himself failed to make it to the team along with other senior batsmen. It was also the first time that the Indian National Cricket Team had gone on to lose a Test series at home since losing to England at home in 2012–13.
Yes, the coaching staff was good – Rohit Sharma
Talking about the coaching staff, Rohit Sharma admitted that they are new in the set-up and are still getting used to the team. He believes that it is the responsibility of the players to make their lives easier. He said the following in his statement to journalists:
“Yes, the coaching staff has been good. They have just come in. It hasn’t been long for them. They also understand how this team works and how a player works. This is the first loss in a Test series. The two Test series they have been in,
“Look, it’s the responsibility of the players to do their jobs or make their lives easier because it’s never easy for somebody to come in and start doing what they do, you know, because there’s a lot of different people here and they’re working quite a bit. different.”
It’s only four to five months now, too early to judge anything – Rohit Sharma on Gautam Gambhir
Rohit Sharma further pointed out that it is the responsibility of the players to step on the thought processes adapted by the coaches. He admitted that they failed to do so and stated that Gautam Gambhir and his team are in their early days and it is not fair to judge something so recently. He added:
“So it’s important to make sure the players know what they are, what the coaching staff’s thought process is so they can adapt to those thought processes and, you know, take it forward. Like I said, it’s only been four. or five months now, it’s too early to judge anything, but they have a good relationship with the players,” he said.
