“Should’ve Played Ranji Trophy”: Ex-India Star Calls Out Players’ ‘Negative Mindset’ | Cricket News

Indian batters have not managed to get going within the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in opposition to Australia. The 2-1 lead that India maintain in the mean time has extra to do with the spinners’ efficiency than the batters. Barring Rohit Sharma within the first Test, not one of the Indians have managed to the touch the triple-digit mark within the collection up to now. When requested concerning the group’s preparation for the collection, Gautam Gambhir had no hesitation in suggesting that the gamers ought to’ve performed a couple of Ranji Trophy video games earlier than the beginning of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

Gambhir is the form of one who does not thoughts being crucial of somebody. In a chat on Sports Tak, the cricketer-turned-politician was requested quite a few questions concerning the batters’ struggles within the collection.

Gambhir was requested if Indian batters have been enjoying on unhealthy pitches within the Border-Gavaskar collection or in the event that they’ve misplaced the artwork of enjoying spin.

The former India opener admitted that the artwork of defending has gone a bit whereas the artwork of six-hitting has elevated.

When Gambhir was requested if Indian batters ought to’ve performed a couple of Ranji Trophy matches earlier than the beginning of the Australia Test collection, he was in absolute settlement.

In response, Gambhir stated: “Yes, they should’ve played Ranji Trophy matches, not 100% but 200%”.

“The Indian batters should have played a few Ranji Trophy matches ahead of the Test series against Australia. However, they shouldn’t have played those matches just to prepare. It doesn’t matter if you conduct 20-day camps or bat in the nets.

“Australia struggled within the first two matches due to their mindset of not enjoying observe matches. This is a damaging mindset. The identical goes for the Indian batters. It is essential to play red-ball cricket earlier than an necessary collection,” he stated.

The first three matches of the Test collection have overwhelmingly favoured spinners however issues are anticipated to alter just a little as India and Australia sq. off within the 4th and remaining match of the collection, beginning March 09 in Ahmedabad.

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