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Sunil Gavaskar’s ‘Foot-Licking’ Bombshell On Gautam Gambhir Backers, Says “Gamball…”

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Rohit Sharma (L) and Gautam Gambhir© AFP Indian cricket team legend Sunil Gavaskar claimed that the credit for the national team’s aggressive approach during the second Test match against Bangladesh belonged completely to the captain Rohit Sharma. Three days of the match in Kanpur was impacted by rain as well as wet outfield but Rohit and Co came out swinging to clinch the match. The bowlers bundled out Bangladesh twice in two days and the batters broke as many as five batting records in a single day. Gavaskar said that while Bazball is attributed to England coach Brendon McCullum, the ‘Gamball’ reference makes no sense as Gambhir himself never played in a similar manner. Instead, he wanted the approach to be named after Rohit. “As seen in India last year, this approach doesn’t work in Test matches and may surprise the opposition for a game or two at best. While one paper called the Indian batting “Bossball” because the captain or “boss” of the team, Rohit, had shown the way, some from the …

‘Everybody would’ve criticised me…’: Rohit Sharma takes a swipe at critics after ‘Gamball’ destroys Bangladesh

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Rohit Sharma knew the only way India could win the second Test against Bangladesh after two and half days were lost due to rain and a wet outfield at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur was to adopt a T20-style batting approach in their first innings. But it was easier said than done. It’s one thing promising an aggressive approach and another to actually do it. And then, there is the risk of failure. If India’s batters perished while playing fancy shots, it could have handed the advantage to Bangladesh as they had put on 233 runs in their first innings. India’s captain Rohit Sharma(AFP) But Rohit said he, head coach Gautam Gambhir and the other members of the XI were willing to take that risk to get a result in their favour. But the Indian captain did not forget the contribution of Jasprit Bumrah, Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja with the ball. Bangladesh resumed at 107/3 on Day 4 and got bowled out for 233. “Without the help of the other 10 players and …

R Ashwin on Gautam Gambhir’s coaching: ‘I was seeing some posts about ‘Gamball’…’ | Cricket News

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India registered a historic win against Bangladesh in the second Test at the Green Park stadium in Kanpur on Tuesday. Despite losing more than two and a half days of the Test match due to rains India has been able to force a result through their attacking batting. The hosts scored at 7.36 Runs Per Over (both innings combined) which is the highest for any team since records are being noted. “I was seeing some posts about ‘Gamball’–someone had shared something about it, which was interesting,” said Ravichandran Ashwin after the game at Jio Cinema. “When we bowled them out yesterday, Rohit was very keen and said that we needed almost 80 overs to bowl at them and told us that we would go hard straight away and went out and hit his first ball for six, and everyone followed that,” the 38-year said about the approach. Speaking about Gautam Gambhir’s coaching style Ashwin said “The coaches are here for the welfare of the team, and I don’t see huge differences in how they approach …

Move Over Bazball, Gamball Is Here. R Ashwin Opens Up On New Phenomenon After Destroying Bangladesh

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India coach Gautam Gambhir with Virat Kohli© AFP Ravichandran Ashwin lavished praise on Rahul Dravid and Gautam Gambhir and labelled their passion for Indian cricket “palpable.” The era of ‘Gamball’ is well underway after Rahul Dravid guided India to its ultimate dream as the head coach. During his reign, India ended more than a decade-long wait for the ICC World Cup trophy by lifting the T20 title earlier this year. As Dravid’s tenure ended, Gautam Gambhir was named as his successor. Ashwin has had the opportunity to play under the wing of both stars. He pointed out that there isn’t a huge gap between Gambhir and Dravid’s approach or the passion that the duo shares for Indian cricket. “I was seeing some posts about ‘Gamball’–someone had shared something about it, which was interesting. But look, the coaches are here for the welfare of the team, and I don’t see huge differences in how they approach the game or the passion they have for Indian cricket. Their passion is at the highest level. I …