‘It’s hurting, the hurt will make us better’

India misplaced a Check sequence at house for the primary time since 2012. The batting unit did not ship as they have been bundled out for 46 runs within the first Check in opposition to New Zealand at Chinnaswamy Stadium and within the second, their battle continued, leading to a 113-run defeat. Addressing the identical, head coach Gautam Gambhir acknowledged that the sequence defeat is hurting him however he hopes that the gamers study from the errors and get higher within the third Check at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

Gambhir additionally emphasised that the gamers ought to really feel harm following a Check defeat, be it taking part in at house or in away situations. He believes that the back-to-back losses will ignite the fireplace within the gamers and that they may push themselves to do one thing particular just like the Rohit Sharma-led aspect did in Kanpur in opposition to Bangladesh.

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“I’m not going to sugarcoat this. Clearly, it’s hurting. And it’s good that it’s hurting as a result of it ought to harm. Each time you lose a sport, be it at house or be it away from house, it ought to harm. That harm will make us higher. Generally folks say that it shouldn’t harm. But it surely ought to harm,” Gambhir stated within the press convention.

“While you’re taking part in to your nation, what’s incorrect in being in that place? The extra, particularly for the kids, it’s hurting them, I’m certain they’re going to push themselves to maintain getting higher. As a result of that’s precisely what we wish them to be. Pushing themselves each day to be a greater cricketer. And to do one thing particular. As a result of if we’ve got outcomes like what we had in Kanpur, then we would as effectively have outcomes like this. And take that harm and hold shifting ahead,” he added.

By no means anticipated an easy run, as a result of worldwide cricket isn’t straightforward: Gambhir

Since Gambhir was appointed as the top coach, India misplaced the ODI sequence in opposition to Sri Lanka and not too long ago, the Check sequence in opposition to the BlackCaps at house. Reflecting upon the identical, Gambhir acknowledged that he by no means anticipated a straightforward run in worldwide cricket however desires his gamers to maintain working exhausting and put together effectively for the outcomes to go of their favour.

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“I’ll be trustworthy, I by no means anticipated an easy run, as a result of worldwide cricket isn’t straightforward. And I imagine that. I do know that we misplaced in Sri Lanka, we’ve misplaced at house as effectively in opposition to New Zealand. It’s not the nice place to be in. However all we are able to do is be completely trustworthy to ourselves, hold working exhausting, hold working exhausting with the group and hold getting ready them effectively and hold getting the outcomes. As a result of finally, I feel we need to attempt to win each sport that we characterize the nation in.” Gambhir stated.

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