'Gambhir country ke liye kitno se dushmani le raha hai': Munaf Patel backs India coach

Former Indian cricketer Munaf Patel has backed men's cricket squad caput manager Gautam Gambhir, saying that if helium is removed from his presumption arsenic the caput coach, it volition go pugnacious to grip players, adding that galore radical don’t similar Gambhir due to the fact that helium is simply a genuine person.“Just retrieve this, if a caput manager similar Gautam Gambhir is removed, past handling the players volition go precise difficult. He is simply a genuine person; helium calls the information arsenic it is and galore radical don’t similar that," Munaf said portion speaking connected TOI Sports' Bombay Sport Exchange Podcast. Gambhir has won 3 large titles — the Champions Trophy, Asia Cup and T20 World Cup — during his tenure truthful far. However, India’s results successful Test cricket during his tenure person led to disapproval and questions implicit his position.

However, Munaf, who was portion of India’s 2011 World Cup-winning team, said Gambhir’s beingness is important successful maintaining power wrong the team."Gambhir is the lone 1 who’s handling the players today. Other than him, the players won’t beryllium handled by different coaches. Because he's inactive feared — due to the fact that helium loves cricket, not money. You volition ne'er spot him warring for money. He doesn’t adjacent request money, nor has helium ever been similar that," said Munaf connected TOI Sports' Bombay Sport Exchange Podcast.

"I americium saying, Gambhir is simply a existent quality being. He speaks the truth. Many radical don’t similar it due to the fact that helium speaks connected the face. He doesn’t person immoderate betrayal successful his mind."Senior players similar Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma person been cardinal figures successful satellite cricket for implicit a decade, having been coached earlier nether coaches Ravi Shastri and Rahul Dravid.Gambhir took complaint successful July 2024 astatine a clip erstwhile the squad was entering a modulation phase. More than a twelvemonth into his tenure, concerns implicit performances successful Test cricket led to discussions astir the aboriginal of Kohli and Rohit successful the format and some retired from Tests aft India mislaid the Border-Gavaskar bid successful 2024-25.Patel said Gambhir has the "guts" to driblet players. "If Gambhir leaves aft 3 years, past you volition spot things go much scattered. Because helium tin support control. Absolutely—he has a implicit controlling system. And everyone knows that if thing goes wrong, helium has the guts to driblet players," Munaf further said.The erstwhile India bowler adjacent said that a manager "shouldn’t beryllium a friend." "The manager should person control. He can’t beryllium a friend. If helium is, past you are spoiling the system. There should beryllium fear," Patel added portion talking connected TOI Sports' Bombay Sport Exchange Podcast."Think astir it—how galore enemies Gautam Gambhir is making portion doing this job. In commentary panel, 8 retired of 10 radical are against him. 4 retired of 5 selectors volition beryllium against him. But still, helium does his work, Munaf Patel added.