New Delhi:
Monty Panesar hits out at Gambhir: Former England spinner Monty Panesar told Team India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir (Gautam GambhirA big thing has been said about ). This Sardar said that it seems that the team does not seem to take Gautam seriously. After the recent 3-1 defeat in Australia, Gambhir has been the target of criticism for his coaching style. Recently, Panesar assessed India’s recent performance and felt that Gambhir has too much workload. And Gautam may find it difficult to get respect from the team due to his poor record in Australia and England.

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He told a newspaper in Batich, “I think so. I feel that Gambhir may have a bit more workload. He has come into the role of coach only a few days ago”, the former lefty spinner said. Sometimes it can be difficult for some senior players who may actually be thinking that just a few days ago I was a member of the team and now this change is teaching us how to play cricket. Also, Gautam’s Australia. And our own record in England is also not good.” Panesar further talked about making lead batsman VVS Laxman the coach of the Test team and Gambhir as the coach of the white-ball team.

He said, “Gambhir’s average in Australia is 23. The situation is similar in England too. He did not play the swinging balls well. I think the selectors must be thinking, “Will Gautam take this seriously as a coach?” Or should we let him concentrate on the white-ball format. Or we should bring VVS Laxman for example in Tests. Or Laxman should be brought as batting coach to help Gautam. Laxman is like Rahul Dravid, who has been successful in every situation.” Panesar believes that players will naturally listen to Laxman’s advice because he commands respect due to his excellent Test record, but this is not the case with Gambhir.

He said, “I think you need a legend who has actually performed well in foreign conditions. In such a situation, the player naturally commands respect. If Laxman says that the ball is swinging, you If you don’t play, the players will listen to him, but in Gambhir’s case I am not sure about it.