Gambhir played the role of an anchor in India’s 2011 World Cup-winning team that had such a mixture of players. The former cricketer feels it is important to understand what role suits each player, instead of forcing them to commit to a particular brand of cricket.
Speaking to Star Sports on the show, ‘Road to World Cup Glory’, here’s what Gautam Gambhir had to say about India’s squad composition for the 2023 World Cup:
Gautam Gambhir on the change in rules in ODI cricket
India’s 2011 World Cup team had an incredible balance because of players like Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, and Yusuf Pathan, who could also roll their arms over when needed. This helped the-then skipper MS Dhoni to play with just four specialist bowlers.
However, Gautam Gambhir feels that with two new balls at each end in ODIs and reverse-swing almost non-existent, it has become necessary for each team to play with five specialist bowlers.
On this, he stated:
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