India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir, who is not easily satisfied, said that despite reaching the Champions Trophy final, his team has not yet shown ‘Perfect Khel’ and he hopes that it will be seen in the final on Sunday.
India defeated Australia by four wickets in the first semi -finals in which star batsman Virat Kohli scored 84 runs. Gambhir said in a press conference after the match, “You want to do better in international sports. You did not say that fully showed the perfect game. We have not yet performed perfect. I will never be satisfied with the performance. ‘
He hoped that the Indian team would be able to do so in the Champions Trophy final on March 9. He said, “Now we have to play another match. Hopefully it will be the perfect game. We want to perform well and continue to do well and be humbled on the cricket field but to be humble out of the field. ‘
India also took adventurous decisions like landing four spinners, sending Akshar Patel at number five and fielding KL Rahul to number six. It may seem irrational from outside, but for Gambhir, this minor change in strategy is necessary for the players to have the best performance by keeping them out of the ‘comfort zone’.
Gambhir said, “Cricket means to get out of its comfort zone. You enhance this way. If all remain in the comfort zone, then there will be inertia. In our dressing room, everyone lives outside the comfort zone, whether it is coaching staff or the player and further the same which is important for Indian cricket.
Former India opener said that after the Champions Trophy, he will make a future strategy. He said, “I like to live in the present and at this time the entire focus is on the Champions Trophy final. After this, we will make a long -term strategy but it will be after March 9.
