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Gavaskar Slams Gambhir's Strategy, Warns Multi-Skilled Focus Ruins Team Balance
- •Former cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar criticized Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir for his heavy inclination towards multi-skilled players.
- •Gavaskar believes that the team's balance is getting disturbed in the quest to extend the batting order up to number eight.
- •He stated that playing with only three specialist bowlers is a very risky move and the team needs at least four regular bowlers and two all-rounders.
- •The recent 2-2 T20 series draw against the West Indies highlighted India's struggles to defend big totals and properly utilize their bowling attack on flat pitches.
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Sunil Gavaskar criticized head coach Gautam Gambhir for his heavy inclination towards multi-skilled players, which he believes ruins team balance. He stated that extending the batting order up to the eighth position disturbs the team structure and results in losing winnable matches.
Gavaskar recommended that Team India should feature at least four regular specialist bowlers alongside two all-rounders who can also contribute with the bat. He warned that playing with only three specialist bowlers is a very risky strategy.
The West Indies heavily challenged India on flat pitches by scoring over 200 runs in three out of the five matches, winning two of them. Notable successful chases included successfully hunting down 249 runs in Ranchi and securing a high-scoring victory in Hyderabad.
