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‘Playing only in Dubai definitely helped us’: Mohammed Shami after India’s Champions Trophy semi-final win | Cricket News

‘Playing only in Dubai definitely helped us’: Mohammed Shami after India’s Champions Trophy semi-final win | Cricket News

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Following his team’s Champions Trophy semi-final win over Australia in Dubai on Tuesday, India seamer Mohammed Shami said they benefitted from playing at only one venue in the eight-team tournament. Shami, who opened the campaign with a five-wicket haul against Bangaldesh, was the pick of the bowlers for India in the semi-final against Australia as he snapped three wickets (3/48) in his 10 overs against Steve Smith’s side. While several cricketers from other teams have raised the question of India’s unfair leverage in playing their games only at the UAE venue due to the sour geo-political relations with tournament hosts Pakistan, team India captain Rohit Sharma and head coach Gautam Gambhir had downplayed the critics. The veteran Shami, however, suggested otherwise. “It definitely helped us because we know the conditions and the behaviour of the pitch,” Shami said on Tuesday after his pivotal role in beating Australia. Story continues below this ad “It is a plus point that you are playing all the matches at one venue,” added Shami with India holding an unbeaten record …

Angry Gautam Gambhir blasts critics on India’s Dubai advantage: ‘Some people are just perpetual cribbers, man, grow up’ | Cricket News

Angry Gautam Gambhir blasts critics on India’s Dubai advantage: ‘Some people are just perpetual cribbers, man, grow up’ | Cricket News

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A day after captain Rohit Sharma dismissed any talks of India being at home in Dubai and familiar with the conditions, it was the turn of their head coach Gautam Gambhir to drive home the point even when he was not questioned about it. Speaking shortly after the four-wicket win over Australia, Gambhir was not only assertive but also typically pugnacious with most of the questions put forward. Right through the tournament which Pakistan are hosting, there have been several criticisms directed at the advantage India have gained by playing all their matches in Dubai. Now with India making it to the final, all those talks aren’t going to die down and Gambhir, who seemed bothered about it, weighed in with his thoughts in his own way. “There’s a lot of debate about the undue advantage and all that. What undue advantage? We haven’t practiced here even for a day. We’re practicing at the ICC Academy. And the conditions there and here are 180 degrees different. If you look at the wickets there and here, …

The Third Edit: Gautam Gambhir and the Melbourne meltdown

The Third Edit: Gautam Gambhir and the Melbourne meltdown

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Jan 2, 2025 07:26 IST First published on: Jan 2, 2025 at 07:26 IST Share India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir was understandably angered by his team’s Melbourne Meltdown and gave the players a mouthful. He warned them of repercussions — if they don’t perform, he would not hesitate from taking extreme measures, irrespective of reputation or other indications of promise. Even the calmest are not immune to a flare of temper in stormy times. The legendary Manchester United coach Alex Ferguson once accidentally kicked a boot in the direction of his team’s star, David Beckham. Liverpool’s ex-manager Gérard Houllier gave a dressing down so severe that he was taken to hospital with a suspected heart attack. But there is more to the story of a coach cracking the whip after a loss. This Indian team is wading through a classic transitional tumult. The old hands Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja are fading; R Ashwin has retired in the middle of the series, Mohammed Shami is injury-riddled, the new wave of Nitish Kumar Reddy, …

Gautam Gambhir wanted Cheteshwar Pujara in BGT squad, was turned down by selectors

Gautam Gambhir wanted Cheteshwar Pujara in BGT squad, was turned down by selectors

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With the Indian team sinking further into the quagmire after losing the 4th Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy, it has been learnt that head coach Gautam Gambhir wanted veteran batter Cheteshwar Pujara in the team only for the suggestion to be shot down by the selectors. The Indian Express’ Sriram Veera, Devendra Pandey and Venkata Krishna B reported on Wednesday that after the Melbourne loss, the India dressing room has descended into chaos with Gambhir having had enough of the recent subpar performances, delivering a brutal assessment of the players. Pujara, a player who has represented India in over 100 Tests, has been out of the national set up since the 2023 World Test Championship final at the Kia Oval where India lost to Australia. The batter could only manage 14 and 27 runs in the two innings of that match as the Aussies walked away with the trophy. However, with most of the Indian top order failing to spark to life in the ongoing series, a player like Pujara, who has 993 runs …

EXPRESS EXCLUSIVE: Gautam Gambhir cracks whip on Team India’s chaotic dressing room: ‘Bahut ho gaya’ | Cricket News

EXPRESS EXCLUSIVE: Gautam Gambhir cracks whip on Team India’s chaotic dressing room: ‘Bahut ho gaya’ | Cricket News

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SHORTLY AFTER India lost seven wickets in 20.4 overs and handed the Melbourne Test to Australia, head coach Gautam Gambhir had some stern words for the entire squad in the dressing room on Monday. “Bahut ho gaya (I’ve had enough),” the former India opener is learnt to have said, not holding back in his assessment of the team. Though Gambhir didn’t take names, the gist of his speech was about how the players were doing their own thing in the name of “natural game”, instead of playing according to the situation. Gambhir, who took over as coach on July 9, is learnt to have talked about how he had let the team do what it wanted for the “last six months” but would now “decide” how they would play. In a veiled warning to players to toe the line, he is learnt to have said that going ahead, those who don’t abide by his pre-decided team strategy would be given a “thank you”. With the team trailing 1-2 in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy and qualification …