Mumbai . India head coach Gautam Gambhir on the criticism he faced recently after the embarrassing 03 defeat against New Zealand at home said that he knows that it is very difficult to play the prestigious role of India coach and he does not feel That “he feels the pressure” because his work is “completely honest”.
This is India's first Test series defeat at home since 2012 and also their first 03 defeat at home this century.
Speaking at the press conference before leaving for the fivematch Test series against Australia, Gambhir admitted that his team was badly defeated by opposition New Zealand at home and did not play its best cricket, but expressed hope that This will not bring any change in the BorderGavaskar Trophy against Australia.
He said, “What difference does it make to my life and anyone else's life? When I took up this job, I always thought it would be a very difficult job and also a very prestigious job. Honestly, I don't I feel the pressure because my job is to be completely honest, there are some incredibly tough people in that dressing room who have achieved some great things for the country and will continue to achieve some great things for the country. So it's a huge honor to coach him and India.”
After this he has focused the team's attention on the upcoming challenge against the current World Test champion Australia.
He said, “Obviously the lesson is that we accept that we lost. I am not going to sit here and defend. I think we lost in all three departments. They were more professional and we accept that. I think we take the criticism we get with both hands and we keep moving forward, getting better every day.”
He further said, “Before these three Test matches, we also played an incredible Test match in Kanpur. I know we have not played our best cricket, but that does not change anything. This is a new series against Australia. Australia is a new opponent and we go into the field thinking that we will definitely try to win the series.”
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