‘Coach Ranji Trophy team’: Gambhir gets advice on ‘understanding red-ball cricket’ amid rumours of coach change
Former England spinner Monty Panesar said the Indian team is currently weak in Test cricket, and suggested that Gambhir can learn from a coaching stint in Ranji Trophy
Former England spinner Monty Panesar said the Indian team is currently weak in Test cricket, and suggested that Gambhir can learn from a coaching stint in Ranji Trophy
Former England spinner Monty Panesar said the Indian team is currently weak in Test cricket, and suggested that Gambhir can learn from a coaching stint in Ranji Trophy
Former England spinner Monty Panesar said the Indian team is currently weak in Test cricket, and suggested that Gambhir can learn from a coaching stint in Ranji Trophy
Amid rumours that the BCCI is mulling over replacing Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir with VVS Laxman, especially in Tests, former England spinner Monty Panesar has suggested that the former India opener should coach a Ranji Trophy team to “understand red-ball cricket” better.
Emphasising that Gambhir is a successful white-ball coach, Panesar said that a stint with a Ranji team would allow him to interact with other coaches and understand how to build and manage a squad in the red-ball format.
"Right now, the Indian team is weak in Test cricket,” the former England cricketer said in an interview with ANI. “This is the reality. It's not that strong. It will take time. When you retire three big players (Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Cheteshwar Pujara), it becomes difficult to keep the remaining players ready."
While the Indian team won the Champions Trophy and the Asia Cup under Gambhir recently, it endured humiliating whitewashes at home against New Zealand (0-3) and South Africa (0-2) in the longer format.
Interestingly, Panesar’s comments comes amid reports that the BCCI had once again informally approached former Indian star batter Laxman to coach the Indian team in Tests.