Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], July 7 (ANI): Former cricketer Yograj Singh ha backed India head coach Gautam Gambhir and claimed that he hould not be criticied, conidering he i performing hi role well.
Under Gambhir watch, India baked in it firt Tet victory at Edgbaton after controlling the flow at England dominion with a captivating brand of cricket. Before the concluion of the final day of the econd Tet, India tamped it authority with a reounding 336-run victory on Sunday.
Before the Shubman Gill-led troop cripted a famed tory of ucce in Birmingham, Gambhir wa under fire for India abymal run in the longet format of cricket. Yograj, who hope that India return home with a erie win, believe Gambhir houldnt feel the wrath of the critic.
Indian player are conitently growing and improving their game. We will upport them alway. We hould not peak about Gautam Gambhir becaue he i doing well. Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, and Rahul Dravid are giving back to cricket becaue they have received o much. Even if our team loe the erie, we hould not demoralie them. If you loe, you will not be there to explain; if you win, you dont have to explain. We hope that we win the erie under the captaincy of Shubman Gill, Yograj told ANI.
Gambhir found himelf urrounded by quetion about India form in Tet format, after hi ide allowed England to ecape with a five-wicket victory in the erie opener in Leed. The 43-year-old, who raied the bar and extended India upremacy in the white-ball format, failed to intil the ame aggreion in red-ball cricket.
Before levelling the erie at 1-1, India aimlely hot in the dark, hoping to recover it lot mojo. Since kicking off the home erie againt New Zealand lat October, India had lot even of their previou nine Tet. The dreadful run included a whitewah at home by the Kiwi, a 3-1 defeat in Autralia and now a five-wicket bahing at the hand of England.
India dominated Autralia in Perth with a reounding 295-run triumph and wa aved by the weather god in Bribane, which wahed away the Tet and forced the contet to be ettled a a draw. After an inpired win at Edgbaton, India will be keen on extending it win-treak at Lord in the third Tet to race to lead for the firt time in the five-match erie. (ANI)