Gambhir Defends Kohli with Strong Response After Bangladesh Match: ‘Remember His Debut’

Gambhir defends Kohli Bangladesh match with Strong Response

Kohli Gambhir clear response cricket: The former Indian team captain Virat Kohli has been under a lot of scrutiny because of his poor performance in the recent Bangladesh test series. This year, Kohli has only played three test matches, and in the Bangladesh test series, Kohli scored only 6, 17, 47, and 29* in four innings.

Kohli is expected to return to his best performance in the upcoming New Zealand Test series. However, the Indian team's head coach, Gambhir defends Kohli Bangladesh match and made a huge prediction during a press conference.

Gambhir on Kohli critics Bangladesh performance, adding, "My thoughts about Virat has always been very clear, that he is a world-class cricketer, he has performed for such a long period of time. He is as hungry as when he made his debut. I remember opening the batting with him when he made his debut in Sri Lanka, to now his hunger is always there and is already there. That is what makes him a world-class cricketer and I am sure that he will be hungry to get runs in the series and moving forward to Australia as well.”

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Kohli debut Gambhir comments further added, "We know that once he gets into that run-scoring, how consistent can he be. So I am sure he will be looking for these three Test matches and the series in Australia.”

As per the stats, Virat Kohli has scored 866 runs from 11 Tests at 45.57 with three centuries and many half-centuries. He is also close to scoring 9,000 runs and becoming the fourth Indian batter to hit that milestone.

Gambhir also made a huge prediction for cricket during the press conference. He said, "This is the age of the bowlers. Batters only set up the matches. It’s very important for our batsman-obsessed attitude to end. If the batters make 1000 runs, there’s still no guarantee that the team will win a Test match but if a bowler takes 20 wickets, there’s a 99% guarantee that we’ll win the match. Be it Test matches or any other formats, bowlers win you tournaments. So I hope this era or the upcoming ones, we’ll talk more about bowlers than batters. And I hope the mindset changes over time.”

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