NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer Dinesh Karthik has delivered a pointed critique of the group administration beneath head coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Shubman Gill, saying the duo took a very defensive method throughout the just lately concluded Check sequence in England, which led to a 2-2 draw.Whereas India’s younger aspect confirmed commendable battle to bounce again after trailing 1-2, Karthik advised the group’s composition mirrored a concern of dropping relatively than a starvation to win.Go Past The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!“You would virtually argue they picked a group to not lose,” Karthik mentioned on Cricbuzz. “He [Gambhir] is now getting his method, so he will likely be accountable for all the pieces that occurs within the Indian group. If it does properly, credit score to him. If it doesn’t do properly, he ought to put his arms up and say, ‘we made a mistake’.”

Karthik stopped in need of blaming captain Shubman Gill, indicating that Gambhir seems to be the first pressure behind group choices.“He [Gambhir] has taken management of the group I really feel. He’s the driving pressure of this group with Shubman,” he remarked. “The one factor that I really feel he can do is sort of have a look at being severe about choosing 20 wickets as a lot as he feels depth in batting is necessary.”

He added that whereas Gambhir has a robust observe file in white-ball codecs, he’s nonetheless discovering his ft within the red-ball enviornment.“He’s a terrific white-ball coach and the outcomes have been there for us to see. However, in Check cricket, he’s additionally studying on the job.”Underneath Gambhir’s tenure to this point, India have suffered a 0-3 whitewash at house to New Zealand — the primary of their Check historical past — and a 1-3 loss within the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia. In addition they failed to achieve the World Check Championship ultimate for the primary time.Karthik additionally weighed in on Jasprit Bumrah’s workload administration and dismissed narratives suggesting India win extra with out him.

“You need to have a look at it from Jasprit Bumrah’s viewpoint. I feel, these type of wins, the way in which the sequence has panned out, the way in which the younger group has fought, it can really assist him in his profession. I imagine Jasprit Bumrah will likely be very pleased with this younger bowling assault,” he mentioned.“The stat of India profitable when he doesn’t play just isn’t his mistake. He’s so impactful that others pale compared. I hope he could have an extended profession, figuring out he can choose and select matches. Two again accidents, one nasty ACL that he had — it’s not simple.”