Gautam Gambhir wants Indian cricketers to come out of comfort zone on England tour

Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir wants everyone to come out of their comfort zone ahead of India’s upcoming England tour, scheduled to start on June 20 at Headingly, Leeds. This five-match Test series will be a part of the new World Test Championship cycle.

Notably, Team India will be without Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Ravi Ashwin on this tour. Interestingly, India, led by Shubman Gill, would be aiming to bag their first Test series win in England since 2007.

“There are two ways of looking at this tour. One is we are without our three most experienced players or we got this phenomenal opportunity to do something special for the country,” Gambhir told BCCI.tv.

“When I look around in this group, I think I see the hunger, the passion and the commitment to do something special. If we make sacrifices, if we come out of our comfort zone, if we start fighting not every day but every session, every hour and every ball, I think we can have a memorable tour,” he added.

“First Test calls are always special, so I want to welcome Sai, who has a fabulous three months with the bat and make sure you have a very very successful red ball career,” he stated.

“I want to welcome Arshdeep Singh. You have been phenomenal with the white ball and I am sure you will make it count with the red ball in your hand,” he asserted.

Furthermore, Gambhir also congratulated the new captain Shubman Gill for taking up the biggest honour of leading the country in the longest format of the game. Later, he also congratulated Pant, who will act as Gill’s deputy.

“I want to congratulate Shubman as well, captain for the first time. There is no bigger honour than leading your country’s Test team. Congratulations. Rishabh Pant as well, who is part of the leadership group now,” he noted.

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