Indian team’s head coach Gautam Gambhir made a statement that makes it look like they have looked away from Shardul Thakur, who was a member of Indian squad that won the last Border Gavaskar Trophy on Australian grounds. Before the team departed for Perth, Gambhir was questioned if Nitish Kumar Reddy will replace Shardul.
Gambhir made a statement during the pre-match press conference, which looks like a fixed thing that the Mumbai all-rounder was not in the plans of the Test team.
“It (decision to pick Reddy ahead of Shardul) is also about moving forward and I feel that this is the best set of players that we have selected to do the job for the country,” Gambhir said before leaving for Australia.
The statement by Gambhir, without a doubt, has closed the options for Thakur. After an outstanding T20 season, 21-year-old Nitish Kumar Reddy got taken in his place as a replacement.
“We have picked the best squad who can do the job for us. Nitish Reddy, we all know how incredibly talented he is and if given an option, he will deliver for us,” Gambhir said.
