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Former India batter Sunil Gavaskar expressed his lack of understanding of the current Indian cricket coaching set up and questioned role of Abhishek Nayar in the staff. Notably, senior players including Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli as well as Gautam Gambhir and his coaching staff are under plenty of discussion after the historic 0-3 home Test series defeat against New Zealand.
This has led to fans and pundits questioning Gambhir and his support staff along with the team's preparation ahead of the elite Border-Gavaskar Trophy. India legend Sunil Gavaskar also questioned the staff while expressing the lack of understanding of the setup. Little Master, as he is fondly called, asked for better understanding of Abhishek Nayar’s designation in the coaching staff.
Sunil Gavaskar expresses lack of clarity in Gautam Gambhir’s coaching staff setup
The 75-year-old recently questioned Abhishek Nayar’s role in the coaching team and asked "what he is doing?" When he was told that both Ryan Ten Doeschate and Nayar have dual roles, as assistant coaches and batting coaches, the India legend found it difficult to hold his laughter. Gavaskar told Sports Tak, "For batting...what is the role of Abhishek Nayar in the team? Is he a batting coach or an assistant coach? Gambhir has scored a lot more runs than the two, so if he can step in and guide the players on how to bat in Australian conditions and the type of approach they should take, then we can probably perform better.”
He also went on to say that the honeymoon period for Gambhir has ended and he needs to step in and guide the players for upcoming assignments. Gavaskar added, "The honeymoon period for Gautam Gambhir has ended. We tend to forgive the mistakes made during this period, but we now want him to step in and guide the players properly in the tour of Australia.”
