‘It’s hurting, the hurt will make us better’- Gautam Gambhir after series loss to New Zealand

After losing a Test match, whether at home or abroad, Gautam Gambhir underlined that the players should feel hurt. He thinks that the players will be motivated to accomplish something exceptional, like the Rohit Sharma-led team did against Bangladesh in Kanpur, after suffering back-to-back defeats.

For the first time since 2012, India lost a Test series at home. They lost by 113 runs in the second Test match against New Zealand after the batting unit failed to deliver, being bundled out for 46 runs in the first match at Chinnaswamy Stadium. The series loss is hurting him, but head coach Gautam Gambhir said he hopes the team can grow from their mistakes and improve in the third Test match at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium.

This will not be sugarcoated. It’s obviously hurting. Additionally, it’s wonderful that it hurts since it should. Losing a game should hurt every time, whether it’s at home or abroad. That pain will help us heal. “It shouldn’t hurt,” some people say. However, it ought to be painful,” Gambhir stated during the press conference.

What’s wrong with playing for your country and holding that position? I’m confident that the more it hurts them, especially the kids, the more they’ll want to keep improving. For that’s just what we want them to be. striving to improve as a cricket player every day. And to accomplish something unique. We may as well get results like these if we get results similar to those we had in Kanpur. He went on, “And accept that pain and keep going.”

I didn’t anticipate an easy run because playing cricket internationally is never simple:  Gautam Gambhir

India has lost the ODI series against Sri Lanka and, most recently, the Test series against the BlackCaps at home since Gambhir was named head coach. In light of this, Gambhir said he never anticipated an easy run in international cricket but that he wants his players to keep up their good effort and preparation so that the outcomes will work out for them.

“To be honest, I didn’t anticipate an easy run since playing international cricket is never simple. And that’s what I think. I am aware that we lost against New Zealand at home as well as in Sri Lanka. It is not a pleasant place to be. However, the only thing we can do is be completely honest with ourselves, continue to work hard, continue to work hard with the group,

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continue to prepare them well, and continue to accomplish the results. Since we want to try to win every game in which we represent the nation, I believe that is the ultimate goal. Spoken by Gambhir.