- 6/6/2025
Indian cricket team head coach Gautam Gambhir said that he is always under pressure irrespective of the results he's achieved with the team. Gambhir's next assignment will be the five-match Test series against England, set to begin from June 20.
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00:00Can you check the mic? Hello, hello. All good?
00:08Cameras, are we rolling? All good to go?
00:16Yeah.
00:18One request to the photographers, please don't use your flash when they are answering the question, please.
00:24Yeah. Guys, welcome to the pre-departure of Test Conference. We have with us our head coach, Mr. Bakam Gundir and our test action, Mr. Submangan.
00:34Before we continue, I request you all to put your phones on silent and we take one question at a time.
00:41If you wish to ask a follow-up question, please raise your hand again.
00:46And when you are asking the question, please tell us who the question is directly. Yeah.
00:54Subman.
00:55Subman, you have the first time with the catch-and-see.
01:01Do you see it like this? And in the second question,
01:04is that Rohit Sharma and Nuraak-Komi, how much pressure is there?
01:10Sir, I think pressure is on every tour as a team to win.
01:17And definitely two experienced players who have played so long for our team,
01:24and so many matches they have won.
01:27It is difficult to fill their space, but as such there is no different pressure.
01:36So that's why there is pressure in every series.
01:38And every series, I think players and teams,
01:41we all are used to how to play in the pressure situation and how to win.
01:45Yes sir, they are not the two experienced players.
01:55But I think that with the batting combination and bowling combination,
02:01we are going with the team,
02:03it is a good mix of experience and talent.
02:07Hi.
02:08Hi.
02:09How about that?
02:10A lot of players of these teams will be doing in the first,
02:14or the second.
02:15Do you think it's also a good place to be in,
02:18because you don't have too much of,
02:20you come with an open slate, you go with an open mind,
02:22and you just go over the floor with them.
02:25Do you think that's an advantage to also tell the boys
02:28and not to be in the question and take the set?
02:31Look, you are always in a good space.
02:33When you go on such a big tour and such an exciting tour as well,
02:36it's five test match series in England.
02:38Everyone is excited.
02:39Everyone wants to go there, express themselves, do well.
02:41It's another opportunity to do something special for the country.
02:44So you're always in a good space.
02:45And more importantly, when you spoke about it's a clean state,
02:48it really doesn't matter to be honest whether it's a clean state
02:50or not a clean state.
02:51For me, the most exciting thing is that we've got really quality players
02:54in the squad who are really willing to go there and express themselves
02:57and do something special.
02:59Shuman, tell us about your initial reactions when you heard about
03:04the prospects of the running area captain, what does that mean to you?
03:08And also, a little bit on your captain position,
03:11what would you want to hear number three?
03:13As a captain, is there a different position in terms of your team combination?
03:17Firstly, when I came to know that opportunity has been presented to me
03:23to be able to captain the test team, very overwhelming,
03:28was quite overwhelmed with the whole experience.
03:33But having said that, I think it's a big responsibility
03:37and looking forward to this great challenge that I think that would be presented to us.
03:43And we haven't really decided on theā¦
03:47We'll see, we still have some time, you know.
03:49We'll be playing in the squad match and I think we'll be having a 10-day camp in London,
03:54so we still have a little bit of time and I think we can decide on the betting order once we go there.
04:00Hi, my question is from the captain and cook.
04:04As well with that, Goura may not play a one-time test in this season.
04:09So how big it will be a challenge for Goura to play if he will not leave it for any test?
04:18Sir, I think we have picked enough bowlers and we have enough pace battery
04:23and a lot of fast bowlers are in a great space to be able to win us test matches
04:29from any situation in any position.
04:32Obviously, when you have someone like Jaspit Broomra,
04:35depending on how many matches he would play,
04:38it would be whenever he would come back and play the match for us,
04:42it would be a great sight for us.
04:44But I think we have a great mix of bowlers and a great set of bowlers
04:48who can get the job for the team done.
04:51Look, it's always difficult to replace someone like Jaspit Broomra,
04:54but we've got enough quality.
04:55And I've said it before, during the Champions Trophy as well,
04:58it will give another someone the opportunity to put his hand up.
05:01And we've got enough talent there.
05:02I know that he's quality, but we've got enough quality
05:04apart from him as well in this quarter.
05:06A follow-up to Broomra, both of you.
05:12Have you all decided which test branches he would play and which he would play?
05:17One, three, five, or one, two, four, five, something like that?
05:21Or you would take a call after going there?
05:24And during the IPL, were the players practicing with the Duke sport aside from the practice sessions for your franchise?
05:34Look, the first question I can answer and then the second one Shubhi can answer.
05:37The first one is obviously we haven't taken that call that which three games is he going to play.
05:41Obviously we're going to have a discussion with him and depending on the series as well.
05:44A lot will depend on the results of the series as well, where the series is heading.
05:48And that is something which I'm sure he is very well aware of as well and that's important.
05:54I think it's a very individual call.
05:57I think if someone is playing the IPL first, I think it's their responsibility to be able to be in the present
06:04and give their full commitment to the team that they are playing at.
06:09But I think it was a very individual call.
06:11If some players, they wanted to have a bit of the feel with the Duke sport,
06:16keeping in mind that there are a bit of time frame or rest days between matches,
06:21I think some players would have.
06:23Luckily for your team,
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06:47What about the reason?
06:49What about the reason?
06:51I don't have a particular style
06:53I have to follow this
06:55but as you play
06:57and you have more experience
06:59so I think
07:01that your personal style
07:05is more and more
07:07I think that people can see
07:09people more easily
07:11I like communication players
07:13talking to them
07:15and their weaknesses
07:17and their strengths
07:19and comfort
07:21these are all things
07:23that make a wand
07:25very important
07:27if you are a captain
07:29or a leader
07:31because if your players are very secure
07:33then you can give them
07:35100%
07:37In England
07:39and every ground
07:41conditions are different
07:43so how do you think
07:45about fitness and novelty
07:47and spin or rounder
07:49or field goal or rounder
07:51what do you think?
07:53if your players are different
07:55then the overhead conditions
07:57do not matter in England
07:59only the ground conditions
08:01so obviously
08:03the best playing 11 will select
08:05which will give us a result
08:07whether it be spin bowling or seam bowling
08:09all rounder
08:11so it is not that
08:13only two things
08:15you can win
08:17but if you win
08:19then you can win
08:21more or less
08:22in that position
08:23where you can win
08:25a couple of questions
08:26firstly
08:27last two series
08:29were not so good
08:31so
08:33there are areas
08:35that this team can improve upon
08:37identify those areas
08:39and also
08:40pressure as a post
08:41going into this series
08:43if you could
08:45talk about
08:46yesterday's
08:47strategy
08:48in terms of
08:49does it
08:50impact result better
08:51that should be
08:52more
08:53look first of all
08:54I want to say that
08:55I am always under pressure
08:56irrespective of whether
08:57we have got the results
08:58whether we have not got the results
09:00if you would have asked me this question
09:01after New Zealand
09:02I would have said
09:03yes I am under pressure
09:04after Australia
09:05I would have said
09:06yes under pressure
09:07after winning the Champions Trophy
09:08still under pressure
09:09because
09:10me being the coach
09:12you always want the results
09:13every game
09:14you are part of
09:15part of this team
09:16you want to get the results
09:17for the country
09:18as simple as it can be
09:19you probably
09:20would think that I am under
09:21more pressure
09:22I am under less pressure
09:23after winning or losing
09:24that really doesn't matter
09:25I am under exactly the same pressure
09:26irrespective of whether
09:27you are winning or losing
09:28and the second thing is
09:29obviously that is a very important question
09:30and I need to answer that
09:31is
09:32I was never a believer
09:33that we need to have
09:34road shows
09:35never
09:36when I was playing
09:37I had the same
09:38statement to me
09:39even after winning 2007
09:40that we should not have road shows
09:42I think
09:43life for the people
09:44are far more important
09:45and I will continue to say that
09:47that even in the future
09:48I think we can be
09:49a little bit aware of
09:50not holding these kind of road shows
09:52and can probably
09:53have it in a closed door
09:54or something like
09:55in a stadium
09:56and it is very tragic
09:57what happened yesterday
09:59and my heart goes to
10:00the family of people
10:01who have lost their loved ones
10:02and I hope in the future
10:03nothing like this can happen
10:04because I think
10:05we all are responsible
10:06and we all are responsible citizens
10:08and we should take care of all this
10:09and we should take care of all this
10:13taking over the test
10:21from Boyaj Sharma
10:22and the significant responsibility
10:24what leadership qualities
10:25do you aim to bring to the team
10:27and how do you plan
10:28to manage the expectations
10:29that come into school
10:30Ma'am I think expectations are always there
10:34even if you are playing there
10:36as a batsman
10:37there are always expectations
10:38from you
10:39to be able to perform
10:40and win matches for the team
10:41so I don't think it is any different
10:43and the qualities
10:45I have played
10:46under some amazing
10:47and terrific leaders
10:48Rohit Bhai was
10:49I think
10:50he was
10:51with his communication
10:53he was very clear
10:54from what he wanted
10:55from the players
10:56and
10:57that was his great quality
10:58which
10:59you know
11:00I would want to
11:01inherit from him
11:02one question
11:03you reached
11:07was
11:08your
11:09part of this
11:10you know
11:12your
11:13part of that
11:142007 actually
11:15was
11:16just mentioned right now
11:17even in IPA
11:18we see
11:19the amount of fans
11:20isn't it
11:21the amount of passion
11:22that is kind of increasing
11:23between the fans
11:24is it also
11:25very different from what
11:26it was there in the past
11:27and how do you see it now
11:29completely
11:30in the past
11:31in the past
11:32in the past
11:33in the past
11:34in the past
11:35and how much
11:36is it
11:37that you want to stress
11:38on the role
11:39that there is a beautiful
11:40leadership right now
11:41but you also have
11:42a point to prove
11:43in terms of
11:44maybe kind of
11:45improving your numbers
11:46taking that average
11:47a little higher
11:48compared to what it is
11:49right now
11:50I have answered that question
11:52I think
11:53I can't say
11:54whether the fan base
11:55has increased
11:56or all that kind of stuff
11:57but all I can say
11:58is that we need to be
11:59responsible
12:00we need to be responsible
12:01citizens
12:02and we need to be responsible
12:03in every aspect
12:04of whether being a franchise
12:05or everything
12:06because every life matters
12:07and if we are not ready
12:09to hold a road show
12:10we shouldn't have done that
12:11as simple as it can get
12:12I know fans do get excited
12:14everyone gets excited
12:15the fan bases get excited
12:17but nothing compared
12:18to what has happened
12:19yesterday
12:20you cannot at any point
12:21of time
12:22you can lose 11 people
12:24so for me I think
12:25we can be more responsible
12:26Sir as a leader
12:28as a captain
12:29you definitely want
12:30to be able to lead
12:31by example
12:32by your performance
12:33and any match
12:34that you play
12:35when I'm betting out there
12:36I just want to play
12:37as a batsman
12:38and I want to make
12:39decisions as a batsman
12:40having said that
12:41I mean
12:42averages and numbers
12:43are not something
12:44that I look at
12:45but
12:46I definitely want
12:47to lead the way
12:48by my performance
12:49with the batting
12:50last week
12:51yeah
12:52Shubhan
12:53England is normally
12:55playing basketball
12:56high risk
12:57and highly aggressive
12:58China people
12:59you know
13:00what happened
13:01for the Oval
13:02last year
13:03they countered
13:04counter-fight
13:05actually
13:06backfired
13:07so you think
13:08they have provided
13:09a chance
13:10to play style of play
13:11you have answered
13:12this question outside
13:13but
13:14you think
13:15given the way
13:16the SI have played
13:17in the IPL
13:18and in their chance
13:19that going forward
13:20we may be called
13:21something
13:22who said that
13:23it is not your job
13:24but in their chance
13:25yes
13:27they play a certain way
13:28I think we saw that
13:29when they came to India
13:30as well
13:31but
13:32I think
13:33it is very exciting
13:34for us
13:35it gives us an opportunity
13:36and I think it is a great challenge
13:37if
13:38we are very proactive
13:39with our execution
13:40and if we are proactive
13:41with our plans
13:42I think
13:43it would
13:44put them
13:45under pressure
13:46immensely
13:47look
13:48anyone can be called
13:49anyone
13:50anyone can be called
13:51if they are in good form
13:52we could only pick
13:5318
13:54and the chairman selector
13:55has already answered
13:56that question
13:57for me I think
13:58it is always about
13:59being open to people
14:00who are in good form
14:01who can come and deliver
14:02this is one of my questions
14:04for you
14:05though you will be taking a call
14:07on the batting line-up
14:08once you reach
14:09for the practice sessions
14:10but once you take on the way
14:11something like
14:12Karim Naya
14:13has found his way
14:14to the press circuit
14:15and he gives a well
14:16proper experience
14:17his chances
14:20is a little out of that
14:21what do you take on that?
14:22look it is just
14:23it is just great
14:24for domestic cricket as well
14:25and it is great for the future
14:26of domestic cricket
14:27because all the youngsters
14:28that are playing
14:29domestic cricket
14:30will know the importance
14:31of domestic cricket
14:32if you keep doing well
14:33in domestic cricket
14:34doors are never shut for you
14:35and it is always good
14:36to have the experience
14:37of Karim who has played
14:38a bit of country cricket
14:39there as well
14:40and he is in really good form
14:41as well
14:42he has got a double hundred
14:43for India
14:44so it is always good
14:45to have players
14:46especially on these kind of
14:47who are in good form
14:48and who are among the runs as well
14:49so his experience
14:50will definitely come in handy
14:51and hopefully he can deliver
14:52and more importantly
14:53look again
14:54we will not judge someone
14:55by just one or two test matches
14:56you guys can
14:57but we won't
14:58because I think
14:59if someone has scored heaps of runs
15:00I think he will be given
15:01and he can showcase his talent
15:02at this level as well
15:03finally
15:04as well
15:05as well
15:06Thank you very much.
16:28Thank you, everyone.
16:32Thank you, everyone.