Former India head coach Ravi Shastri wants Gautam Gambhir to keep a calm head on the tour of Australia. However, Team India coach Gautam Gambhir will be under pressure in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after having lost a home Test series against New Zealand 0-3 as well.

Speaking on Star Sports, Shastri said, “I think would be the first thing would be to be calm, you know, don’t let outside elements, influence you in any way. Because of that, don’t get into a position where knee-jerk reactions happen. Get to understand your players. You will see them in bad situations, you’ll see them in India, you’ll see them in overseas, you know, you will, notice what it takes for a player to click. You will understand situations of a team where a certain player might be better than the other.”

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However, Ravi Shastri said that building relationships with players does not happen soon and Gautam Gambhir needed to be receptive to all the players and their quirks in the dressing room as well. Shastri also added that Gambhir needed to respect the sensibilities of each individual and steer the ship towards success as well.

“It took me some time to understand everyone. He might have seen them from the outside of the IPL, and he might have sat with a few players in the dressing room when he played the game, but there are a lot of other players and they come from different mindsets, different cultures, and different parts of the country. And for you to dig deep and understand their mindsets would be the most important thing. There could be a player, you know, who’s an introvert, but actually, if you push him out there and give him the confidence, he could be a match-winner for you,” Ravi Shastri concluded.