Gautam Gambhir & Shubman Gill's FULL Press Conference đź§µTHREAD đź§µ
Shubman Gill on Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma retiring The pressure comes with every tour. The two big players have served us for so long; it is not easy to fill that space. But that’s not any added burden. We’re all used to that by now. Gautam Gambhir said, You are always in a
Shubman Gill on his batting position “We have not decided yet. We will play an intra-squad match and have a 10-day camp in London. We will decide the batting combination once we get there.”
Are there any surprises in the Indian team? Gambhir said : Yes, Mohammed Shami. Selectors said that he isn’t fit enough to bowl long spells in Tests and hence, he had to be left out of the squad. But given his numbers, he will be missed in England.
Gambhir confirms Bumrah will play three Tests only : “Not decided which 3 Tests Jasprit Bumrah will play. Lot of will depend on the results and where the series is header. We have picked enough bowlers. Lot our of pacers are in great space to win us Test matches from any
Gambhir about replacing Bumrah: “It’s difficult to replace Jasprit Bumrah but I said during Champions trophy, we have enough qualify”
Gambhir on India's playing XI “We will play the best playing XI which can give us result whether that is spin bowling all-rounder or pace-bowling all-rounder. Test matches can be won only by taking 20 wickets.”
Gambhir on Bengaluru stampede “I was never a believer that we need to have road shows. I was of the same opinion I was playing even after winning 2007. Life of people is far important. I will continue to saying that. In the future, we need to be more aware. Have it in closed
Gill on his captaincy style “I don’t have any particular style. As I get more experience, my personal style will come forward. I like having communication with players and talking to them. I want to make a bond with players. It is important. Understand their weakness. If players
Gill on Bumrah’s workload We have some 10 bowlers. Whenever Jasprit Bumrah plays for us it is great but we have enough mix to cover up in his absence.
Gambhir on feeling pressure ahead of this series : First of all, I am always under pressure. Because being the coach, you want the results. It does not change with winning or losing.
Gill on his stats in England I definitely want to lead by example. But having said that, averages and numbers are not something I go by.
Gill on England's bazball “They play a certain way. We saw that in India. It gives us a chance. If we are proactive with our execution,” Gill said on England’s playing style under Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum.
Gambhir on Shreyas Iyer's omission: “Anyone can be called if you are in form. We can only pick 18. The chairman of selectors has answered the question.”
Gambhir on Karun Nair's return: “Its great for domestic cricket. Its always great to have players who have played country cricket. He got a double hundred for India-A. We will not judge him on 1-2 matches. You guys can, we will not.”
Gambhir on squad selection for the series "Anyone can come it they are good enough."
















