Afghanistan keeper batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz, who was part of the Kolkata Knight Riders aspect which gained the IPL in 2024 underneath the mentorship of Gautam Gambhir, stated that he was baffled by the criticism in opposition to the now India head coach. Gurbaz additionally added that Gambhir was one of the best coach and mentor he had ever labored underneath.
“If 1.4 billion individuals are there in your nation, you may say 2-3 million shall be in opposition to him. The remaining are with Gautam sir and with India staff. It doesn’t make sense to speak about them. He’s one of the best ever coach and human being, mentor that I’ve had in my profession to this point. I really like the best way he goes about issues,” Gurbaz stated to PTI.
“India simply gained the Champions Trophy in ODI format, Asia Cup in T20 format. They’ve gained a variety of sequence, so you may’t blame them for one sequence. I really like the best way he (Gambhir) goes about his job. When you may have surroundings, you’ll be at all times on the highest. He made the surroundings very straightforward for us, nothing nerve-racking, nothing strict… and that’s why we gained the event. He’s not strict however he’s disciplined. He’s strict solely when one thing goes in opposition to self-discipline,” he added.
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Gambhir has been underneath the cosh since India misplaced to South Africa 0-2 within the lately concluded Check sequence, their second whitewash at residence after getting blanked 0-3 by New Zealand final yr. India’s longstanding residence Check domination now lies in tatters with the staff now having misplaced 5 of their final 7 Exams in their very own yard. Gurbaz, nevertheless, stated that India must be reduce some slack they usually wanted help now greater than ever after they want it essentially the most.
“As a cricketer, I’ll by no means blame gamers as a result of everybody works onerous and tries their finest. They misplaced, so what? They’re human. Typically you lose — it’s a part of life. When you’re going via unhealthy instances, that’s if you want help,” Gurbaz stated.