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Team India’s head Coach, Gautam Gambhir on Monday, October 14 opened up on team’s preparation ahead of the three-match Test series against New Zealand. Speaking at the pre-match press conference in Bengaluru, Gambhir expressed confidence in the batting stalwart, Virat Kohli despite his recent performances.
Moreover, Gambhir’s comments come seeing Kohli committed as ever to score runs. It is to be noted that Kohli has recorded only one half-century in his last eight innings and aims to get back in form seeing the Border-Gavaskar Trophy ahead, starting from November 22.
He is as hungry as when he made his debut: Gautam Gambhir on Virat Kohli
Speaking to the media ahead of the first Test against New Zealand, which is scheduled to get underway at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru from October 16, Gambhir said, "See, my thoughts about Virat have always been very clear. He is a world-class cricketer. He has performed for such a long time. He is as hungry as when he made his debut.”
"I remember opening the batting with him when he made his debut in Sri Lanka to now, his hunger is always there. That’s what makes him a world-class cricketer. I am sure he will be hungry to get runs in this series, and probably moving forward to Australia as well. Once he gets into the run-scoring form, how consistent he can be. He will be looking forward to these three Tests and the series in Australia," he added.
Gambhir also added that “everyone doesn’t have the best days every day” and clarified that as a team, everyone backs each other during such moments. "Everyone doesn't have the best days everyday. I think the kind of vibe we have is we keep backing our players. My job is to keep backing the players. My job is to keep selecting the best playing 11, not dropping anyone. I'm sure everyone is hungry and they know there are eight Test matches in a row. So, this is probably the start of them looking at eight Test matches in a row and performing well," Gambhir concluded
