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28 Jul, 2025
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This team will make its own history: Gautam Gambhir
@Source: odishatv.in
Gautam Gambhir wants his players to make their own history rather than following anyone from the past including the India head coach himself. And after a memorable comeback in the Manchester Test they are moving in that direction. A 188-run stand between captain Shubman Gill and K L Rahul kept India in the fourth Test against England before Washington Sundar and Ravindra Jadeja earned a spirited draw for the visitors with an unbeaten 203-run alliance. Asked whether Gambhir gave a pep talk to the players after day four and made a reference to his match-saving 137 in Napier back in 2009 Gambhir responded in the negative. quotLook the first thing is that I dont remember any of my knocks that has become history. I think they should make their own history. Honestly no one in this team will follow anyone or want to follow. They should make their own history. quotThey want to fight for the common man back home. And the important thing is that the way a lot of people had written us off in this Test match this is the foundation of this team. quotThese are characters who are sitting in this dressing room wanting to fight for the country and they will continue to do thatquot said the head coach. Managing a draw from the brink of defeat would give India a psychological edge over the hosts in the fifth and final Test in London felt Gambhir. quotIt will. Because when you see when youre put under the pressure when youre put under the pump and you end up adding five sessions I think thats a great character. And anything that you do in these conditions when youre put under pressure and you come out of those pressure moments it is always a great feeling. quotAnd it just ends up giving a lot of confidence in the dressing room as well. And Im sure I think going into Oval I think we will be high on confidence but we cant take anything for grantedquot he said. Under new captain Gill the team is going through a transition but Gambhir doesnt see it that way. Considering the inexperience in the side the squad has done well especially Gill who racked up his fourth hundred of the series on Sunday. quotGood you used that word transition but I dont see it like that because it is still an Indian team. This is the best 18 that is going to represent. It is only experience and inexperience. quotAnd that is how we see this. But the most important thing is that these guys got to learn a lot from what they did today. quotBecause being under pressure batting five sessions is never easy on day five of the Test against an attack like England. And then coming out with a draw and only losing four wickets...quot he said.
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