Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir has shared the standards he expects from his team as they prepare for a challenging two-match away Test series against Sri Lanka. India’s young team will play two Tests against Sri Lanka, and Gambhir has added the importance of being prepared for every challenge, urging his players to adapt to whatever comes their way as well.
“We know what’s in front of us, we know what we are playing for. We can do the volume, we can push our limits, we can tick all the boxes.” Gambhir told the BCCI. “Come 15th morning (August 15), whether we are batting first, whether we are bowling first, we’re absolutely ready with every answer, every question that’s thrown at us, and every answer we are ready to give. So make sure we tick all the boxes from now on.”
This series will mark Team India’s first ICC World Test Championship assignment since their disappointing home defeat to South Africa late last year as well. Since then, India have bounced back with a win in the one-off Test against Afghanistan in June, but the team will be hopeful to secure a series win in Sri Lanka to strengthen their chances of qualifying for the World Test Championship Final at The Oval next year as well.
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However, Team India is currently placed at fifth on the World Test Championship points table with a points percentage of 48.15, trailing Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, and Bangladesh as well.
“We’ve got a couple of new guys in,” Gautam Gambhir commenced. “To start with, Saransh, congratulations. You’ve worked extremely hard to be here. Make sure that you make your family and your country proud, whenever you get that opportunity. Secondly, I want to congratulate Auqib. You had a phenomenal last season, made J&K win the Ranji Trophy, which is a great achievement. Congratulations once again.”
India squad:
Shubman Gill (c), KL Rahul (vc), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant, Sai Sudharsan (fitness pending), Dhruv Jurel, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Manav Suthar, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Gurnoor Brar, Devdutt Padikkal, Saransh Jain, Auqib Nabi
Series schedule:
First Test: August 15-19, Galle
Second Test: August 23-27, Colombo
