India head coach Gautam Gambhir is not perturbed by T20I skipper Suryakumar Yadav’s poor form, saying “failures are inevitable” when the team is focussed on an ultra-aggressive brand of cricket.
While India won the Asia Cup last month in the UAE under his captaincy, Suryakumar’s own form with the bat left a lot to be desired as he managed just 72 runs in seven innings. However, he has Gambhir’s backing. “Honestly, Surya’s batting form doesn’t concern me because we have committed to an ultra-aggressive template in our dressing room. When you embrace this philosophy, failures are inevitable,” Gambhir said during a discussion on JioHotstar. “It would be easy for Surya to score 40 runs off 30 balls and avoid criticism, but we have collectively decided that it’s acceptable to fail while pursuing this approach.”
Gautam Gambhir
Even as Surya was struggling with the willow, the likes of Abhishek Sharma and Tilak Varma lit up the tournament with their explosive batting.
Gambhir said the focus is not on individuals but on the team as a whole. “Currently, Abhishek Sharma is in good form and has maintained it throughout the Asia Cup. When Surya finds his rhythm, he will shoulder the responsibility accordingly. In T20s, our focus is not on individual runs, but on the brand of cricket we want to play. With our aggressive style, batters may fail more often, but impact ultimately matters more than mere runs.”
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Skipper Suryakumar Yadav’s scores in his last four T20Is
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