Why is it important to maintain a good relationship with Virat Kohli, Gautam Gambhir told the reason

Rahul Tiwari

khelja|18-09-2024

Team India's head coach Gautam Gambhir made many important statements before the Test series against Bangladesh. In this, he told the most important thing that why it is important for him to have a good relationship with senior players like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma. Gambhir said that till some time ago, he used to share the Indian dressing room with players like Kohli, Rohit and R Ashwin but now he is in a different role. Gambhir said that it is his early days as a coach but the good thing is that he has played with senior players, then these players were young but now Virat-Rohit have become experienced.

It is important to build strong relationships: Gambhir

Gautam Gambhir further said that he will focus on building strong relationships with senior players in the next few years which is very important. Gambhir said that there are big challenges ahead and for this good relationships are necessary. Often on social media, Gambhir and Virat's relationship is considered bitter but Gambhir said that this is not true at all. He said that all the players have had good relations in the dressing room.

Gambhir-Virat conversation

BCCI has also posted a video in which Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli are talking to each other. Gautam Gambhir had recently called Virat Kohli a king and now he has also praised his captaincy. Gambhir said that Virat Kohli became so successful as a Test captain because he worked on fast bowlers. Gambhir called Virat the captain of bowlers. He also called Virat Kohli's 183-run innings against Pakistan the greatest Indian innings of all time.

Gambhir took a big decision

By the way, before the start of the Test series against Bangladesh, Gautam Gambhir has taken another big decision. He announced that Sarfaraz Khan and Dhruv Jurel are good players but they will not play in the first Test. Gambhir said that he is not excluding anyone, he is just selecting the best playing eleven.

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