The India head coach went back to the T20 World Cup, and stated that the team’s judgment in this respect was better during the tournament.
“We did that during the World Cup as well. Our top three were firing and we wanted to play that high risk, high reward, but then we had (Nos.) 4 or 5 who were still able to build the innings and probably anchor the innings as well, and that is something that we lacked today.”
Gambhir also pointed to the changes to the setup as one of the reasons for his team’s poor performance.
“Conditions matter a little but if you see there are changes,” he said.
“When you go for that reset, it takes a bit of time. If you see, a 15-year-old (Vaibhav Sooryavanshi) is opening, Prince Yadav is in his second T20I, Harshit Rana is coming back from an injury. We ultimately look only at results, and no doubt results are important in international cricket, but we have to be practical as well,” he said.
“Sometimes you give players time to develop. England is a high-quality side. If you put players in against such teams, you have to give them time to develop. Because after a reset, things take time,” he added.
