What Gautam Gambhir told the team before Rohit Sharma and Co. unleashed hell on Bangladesh

The Indian cricket team displayed an extremely attacking batting style when they came to bat on the fourth day of the second Test against Bangladesh in Kanpur. With rain falling for more than two and a half days during the match, Rohit Sharma’s men scored 285/9 in just 34.4 overs, a rate of 8.22 in a Test match. Before the end of the day’s play, India managed to call the innings and also got two Bangladesh batsmen out, giving themselves a realistic chance of a result in the second Test. While it was Rohit Sharma and his batters who received praise for the strategy, bowling coach Morne Morkel later revealed the stand taken by head coach Gautam Gambhir.

At the press conference after the end of the fourth matchday in Kanpur, Morkel revealed that even Gambhir wanted Rohit and his boys to move the game along as quickly as possible. The players did exactly what the coach wanted from them.

“Even from GG (Gautam Gambhir)’s point of view, we decided to move the game forward as quickly as possible and for that you need a leader from the front. And Rohit has done it so many times, and again today.” Go to the first ball, hit a six on a surface that can bounce up and down, or you may not be sure how to play the new ball becomes. So you can also easily go on the back foot. “It was great to see the captain leading from the front and starting the attack,” Morkel said in an interview with the media on Monday.

After Gambhir’s appointment as head coach, Morkel moved to the Indian team’s backroom staff. The former South African speedster is amazed at the professionalism of the Indian team, be it in terms of net sessions or fitness work.

“It’s been so much fun for me so far to see how professional they are and how they go about their daily lives to perform. When it comes to recovery, it’s at the top.

“When it comes to fitness work, they honestly leave no stone unturned. I’m not surprised,” he added.