“Gautam Gambhir faces useless criticism. No coach wants the team to lose. He also wants to win. He also wants to make decisions that are beneficial for the team”.
Irfan Pathan backs head coach of India Gautam Gambhir after the team India’s historic 336 runs victory against England during the second test match at Birmingham under the leadership of Subhman Gill. This match assists the Indian cricket team to level 5 match Test series is 1-1.
Irfan Pathan stated that Gautam Gambhir faces unfair criticism, highlighting that no leader wants their team to lose the match. He noticed that England had also scored 400 runs in their first innings, and India matched their total with 6 wickets down. The key role of Indian player Washington Sundar helped to turn the game in India’s favour.
He also mentioned adding Washington Sundar to the playing XI was a very good selection by Gautam Gambhir and the team management. Washington Sundar impressed not only with the bat but also with the ball by taking the important wickets of England captain Ben Stokes during a strong partnership.
Irfan disagreed with the opinion that India was not trying to take 20 wickets just because Kuldeep Yadav was not playing. He said it's not fair to judge a player before they play, even if they get a chance to bowl or bat. Team India proved they could take 20 wickets in a Test match. Irfan Pathan expressed these opinions on his YouTube channel.
Irfan Pathan announced his retirement from all formats of cricket on January 4, 2020. He played 29 Test matches, 120 ODIs, and 24 T20 matches for Team India. During his peak time, he was known as the most prominent all-rounder for Team India.
