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Rahul Dravid and Gautam Gambhir (Image Source: Twitter)
Team India will be back in action on 3 January 2023 in a three-match T20I series at home against Sri Lanka. After an average 2022 year, the Men in Blue will look to do well in the new year. Followed by the T20I series, they will play a three-match ODI series as well.
However, the Indian Cricket Board announced the squads for both series in December 2022. Meanwhile, many fans were hoping to see Prithvi Shaw in the squad, especially for the shortest format of the game. But, the selectors once again ignored him. Regarding that, the former India cricketer, Gautam Gambhir has now lashed out at head coach Rahul Dravid and selectors.
“What are coaches there for? What are selectors there for?” - Gautam Gambhir
While talking to Star Sports, Gautam Gambhir said: “What are coaches there for? What are selectors there for? Not to just select the squad or probably to do those throw-downs or make them ready for the game. Ultimately it’s the selectors and coaches and management who should try and help these guys. Someone like Prithvi Shaw, we all know the kind of talent he has. Probably they should get him on the right track and that is what one of the jobs of management is.”
“I feel that if that’s the case (fitness and lifestyle issues>), someone – whether it’s Rahul Dravid or the chairman of selectors – should actually have a word with him, give him clarity and keep him around the group. People who should be on the right path should be around the group so that they are monitored better. Because the moment you leave them apart, they can go all over the place,” Gambhir added.
“Someone like Prithvi Shaw, the kind of start he had to his international career and the kind of talent he has, you back a player on talent. Yes, you have to look at the upbringing as well – where he comes from and the challenges he’s had as well. It makes even more sense for the management and the selectors to keep him around the mix, and help him get on the right track,” Gautam Gambhir concluded.