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When BCCI announced the Indian squad for the Test match against Afghanistan, a huge change was seen in it. Vice-captaincy was snatched away from Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul was appointed as the new vice-captain. Now Team India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir has broken his silence on this subject.
Gautam Gambhir said that the team management hopes that Rishabh Pant understands the match conditions better. He did not directly talk about Pant being stripped of the vice-captaincy, but he made it clear that when a player is representing India, positions like captaincy or vice-captain do not matter.
One of the reasons why Rishabh Pant came under criticism was his performance in the series against South Africa. In that home Test series, Pant was able to score only 49 runs in four innings. Especially in the second Test played in Guwahati, at a very important moment, Pant lost his wicket while trying to play a big shot.
Gautam Gambhir broke his silence
On the decision of taking over the vice-captaincy from Rishabh Pant, Gautam Gambhir said – Playing for India is the biggest responsibility, everything else is the result of that. When you play for Team India, you don’t think about becoming the vice-captain. Your aim is only to do better for Team India. Here every player is assessed on the basis of his performance, whether it is the coach or the support staff or anyone else.
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Gautam Gambhir also made it clear that the team management does not want Rishabh Pant to change himself. He said – We do not want Rishabh Pant to change himself, but in international cricket it is very important to understand the circumstances of the match. It is very important to understand what situation the team is in at that time and what kind of shot should be played accordingly.
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