Ravi Shastri who guided India to again to again collection wins in opposition to Australia Down Underneath shared some pearls of knowledge with present coach Gautam Gambhir he suggested the latter to maintain calm and keep away from knee jerk reactions over the course of the 5 Assessments within the Border Gavaskar Trophy.
“The very first thing could be to remain calm and never let outdoors components affect you in any method. Keep away from stepping into positions the place knee-jerk reactions occur. Keep calm and give attention to understanding your gamers. You’ll discover what it takes for a participant to thrive,” Shastri advised Gambhir whereas speaking to media within the Star Sports activities press room.
“You’ll perceive group conditions the place a sure participant is perhaps higher suited than one other, based mostly in your understanding of their temperament. These insights don’t come in a single day — it took me a while to grasp everybody. Gautam would possibly have already got a fundamental understanding of the gamers’ temperaments. He may need seen them within the IPL or sat within the dressing room with them when he performed,” he added.
Shastri additionally advised Gambhir that understanding the mindset of the gamers will go a good distance in them discovering success in a tricky tour like this.
“There are numerous gamers with completely different mindsets, cultures, and backgrounds. For instance, there might be a participant who’s an introvert, however with the fitting push and confidence, he might change into a match-winner for you. Understanding these sorts of gamers and enabling them to work and play in a method that brings out their greatest could be essential,” he stated.
Gambhir who has a fiery temperament had been branded ‘prickly’ by former Australia captain Ricky Ponting after the Indian coach received irked by his feedback relating to Virat Kohli’s batting type forward of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy collection.
