Gautam Gambhir wants selectors to look ahead of MS Dhoni post 2019 Cricket World Cup

Gambhir wants selectors to look ahead of MS Dhoni: The current Member of Parliament was vocal about the legendary cricketer’s future.

Former India opening batsman Gautam Gambhir believes this is the right time to groom the youngsters especially a wicket-keeper batsman. With India losing the semi-final of the 2019 Cricket World Cup, this is indeed the right time to give an extended run to certain players for some specific roles.

While India have been struggling with a No. 4 batsman for quite sometime now, another position which is under consideration is of the wicket-keeper batsman. Speaking in an interview with TV9 Bharatvarsh, former India opening batsman Gautam Gambhir opined on similar lines.

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“It’s time to groom the youngsters. Be it Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan or any other wicket-keeper, whoever is believed to have the potential should be made the wicket-keeper.

“Give him chances for one and half-years and if he doesn’t perform, then others should be tried out as well. Then one would get to know who the keeper for the next World Cup is,” Gambhir was quoted as saying.

Gambhir wants selectors to look ahead of MS Dhoni

Being asked about the future of former India captain and current wicket-keeper batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Gambhir laid emphasis on “looking into the future”. Gambhir also cited Dhoni’s example of taking practical decisions over being emotional.

I’m proud of the way @BCCI played at the @cricketworldcup . It’s disappointing but that’s the nature of the game. Well played @BLACKCAPS on a fantastic game and all the best for the final.

— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) July 10, 2019

“It’s important to look into the future. And when Dhoni was the skipper, he invested in the future. I remember Dhoni saying in Australia that me, Sachin [Tendulkar] and [Virender] Sehwag can’t play the CB [Commonwealth] series together as the grounds were big. He wished for young players for the World Cup. It’s necessary to take practical decisions than being emotional,” Gambhir added.

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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