Gambhir spoke for the first time on his relationship with Virat-Rohit, the coach told the truth of the dressing room
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When Gautam Gambhir was asked the question that how was he handling the situation when there were talks going on in the media about his and Rohit-Virat’s relationship, instead of directly targeting anyone, he gave a calm and balanced answer. Gambhir admitted that he too might have made some mistakes during the last one and a half years. He said that as a human being it is natural to make mistakes, but the most important thing is intention.
Coach Gautam Gambhir spoke for the first time about his relationship with Rohit-Virat
New Delhi. Even today, fans want to know from coach Gautam Gambhir, who made Team India win 3 trophies in 12 months, why he left the Test team. When Gautam Gambhir was made the head coach of the Indian cricket team in July 2024, the team was going through a major change. At that time, Rohit Sharma and Virat had retired from T20 cricket, but the role of both of them was still pending in Test and ODI formats. With the appointment of Gambhir, new thinking and new experiments started in Team India.
However, during this period of change, many types of discussions also started coming to the fore. Speculations intensified in the cricket world that the relations between Gambhir and the team’s senior players Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are not good. The situation became more discussed when Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli announced their retirement from Test cricket even before the 2025 England tour. Many critics directly linked these decisions to coach Gautam Gambhir.
I am also human, I can also make mistakes
In an interview, Gautam Gambhir was asked the question that how was he handling the situation when there were talks going on in the media about his and Rohit-Virat’s relationship, then instead of directly targeting anyone, he gave a calm and balanced answer. Gambhir admitted that he too might have made some mistakes during the last one and a half years. He said that as a human being it is natural to make mistakes, but the most important thing is intention. Gambhir said, I am also a human being and I too might have made many mistakes in the last 18 months. If a wrong decision is taken with the right intentions then it is acceptable, but a decision taken with wrong intentions can never be acceptable.
Honesty with players is most important
Gambhir also made it clear that honesty with the players in the dressing room is most important for him. He believes that if the coach is clean and honest with the players, he can talk to them without any hesitation. He said, as long as I am honest with the players in the dressing room, I will be able to look them in the eyes and talk to them. According to Gambhir, the role of a coach is not limited to just making strategies, but it is equally important to build a relationship of trust with the players.
I am doing a good job as a coach.
Amidst all these discussions, Gautam Gambhir also said that he feels that he is doing a good job as the head coach of Team India. According to him, the decisions taken within the team are always aimed at making the team better. Although discussions regarding his relationship with Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli still come up from time to time, Gambhir says that only those present inside the team know the real truth of the dressing room. In such a situation, it is clear that in this changing phase of the Indian cricket team, coach Gautam Gambhir is trying to take the team forward through his working style and honest communication.