India head coach Gautam Gambhir is under heavy pressure from all corners over the team’s recent performances in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Gambhir has now come under fire from former Australian player Brad Hogg for his previous comments relating to India’s adaptability.

Ahead of the five-match Test series against Australia, Gautam Gambhir had stated that he wanted India to adapt to the situation. However, Hogg feels that the Indian team was just playing aggressively.

According to the former left-arm spinner, a team must know how to play defensively if it wants to save a Test match. But India’s ultra-aggressive style has affected them badly, even leading to a rush of wickets.

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Brad Hogg questions India’s ‘adaptability’ under Gautam Gambhir

While speaking on his YouTube channel, Brad Hogg recalled Gautam Gambhir’s earlier comments where he wanted the Indian team to adapt. Hogg called on the Indian team to learn how to play defense along with their attacking game in order to save a test match.

“The only thing that Gautam Gambhir said earlier is that he wants his players to be adaptable, to have that kind of aggressive cricket, but when they have to save the Test match, they also have their defensive game. And I haven’t really seen that in the Indian team as we move forward,” Hogg said.

Team India has been playing a very aggressive game which has even cost them the test matches. However, such ultra-aggressive play even gave them an improbable victory against Bangladesh in the two-match Test series.

India have naturally aggressive batsmen like Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant, Shubman Gill and Nitish Kumar Reddy. Pant made a quickfire 61 off 33 balls in the second innings of the Sydney Test on a pitch that was doing a lot for the bowlers.

Gautam Gambhir Statement on India’s Adaptability

India head coach Gautam Gambhir had earlier stated that he wants the team to adapt to every situation. Gambhir wanted India to be able to score 400 runs in a single day and bat for two days to save a Test match.

“We want to be the team that can score 400 runs in a day and can also bat for 2 days to save a Test match. And that is the growth and adaptability that we are looking for. And that is what cricket is really all about. Test. “We have batsmen in the dressing room who can do both,” India Today quoted Gambhir as saying.

However, adaptability has been lacking in the Indian batting line-up so far. The batsmen have not been able to stay in the crease for long and seemed like they were eager to progress the game too soon.

T20 cricket is believed to be one of the main reasons behind the lack of defense by Indian batsmen. Players play a lot of T20 cricket and often drop back to score runs quickly rather than staying in the crease for a long time.

Brad Hogg on the future of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli

Brad Hogg further pointed out Gautam Gambhir and his coaching staff for India’s decline. He also spoke about the poor form of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, which has badly hurt India in the Test series against Australia.

“So is it Gautam Gambhir who has to go or a new head coach brings in his own coaching staff or is it the assistant coaches who have to go too? But I think during that particular period, we have Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli is there too,” Hogg noted.

“The two leaders who haven’t really been at the top of their game either. So there are a number of variables that you can pay attention to, which has been India’s demise at the Test level during the particular period. “, noticed.

The upcoming Champions Trophy will be important for Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli and could decide their future. Both players are under enormous pressure after their recent decline in form.