India Vs New Zealand Final: There’s no question of benefit, we played to the draw: Sitanshu Kotak | Cricket News

India head coach Gautam Gambhir (L) alongside batting coach Sitanshu Kotak. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

DUBAI: In the centre of a serious controversy round having a perceived benefit of taking part in at the identical venue in the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy, the Indian staff will not be yielding to any strategies on this regard.
After skipper Rohit Sharma and head coach Gautam Gambhir, the staff’s batting coach Sitanshu Kotak is the newest to deny that Team India had an “undeniable advantage” of taking part in all their matches in the event at the Dubai International Stadium right here, whereas all the different groups shuttled between Pakistan and UAE.
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Kotak, in truth, identified that the situation of India having an edge over different groups in consequence of taking part in all their matches at one venue has been raked up extra solely as a result of Rohit Sharma & Co had gained 4 matches in a row and reached the remaining of the Champions Trophy.
“I don’t understand what advantage has been gained in that. There’s no question of any advantage. We have played to the draw. If people feel it’s an advantage after India has won four matches in a row, then I don’t know what to say about it. At the end of the day, in a game, you have to play good cricket every day when you turn up. If you don’t play well, you can’t complain,” Kotak mentioned throughout Team India’s observe session on Friday, simply two days forward of the remaining towards New Zealand at Dubai International Cricket Stadium right here.

“And if you play well, there is no point saying whether you got an advantage or not. I don’t really think so. Because we are practicing here (at the ICC Academy), and playing matches there (at DICS). We are practicing obviously (on a) different wicket. We all know that. So, the only thing is that we played here (In Dubai). But that is how the draw is. So, nothing else can be done in that. It is not that after coming here, they (the ICC) changed something and (we) got an advantage,” Kotak mentioned.
Kotak didn’t agree to the concept that India held a psychological benefit over New Zealand in the remaining after defeating them in a gaggle match at the identical venue final Sunday. “I think we should not think like that. We should just try and turn up and play a good game of cricket. There is no point in thinking about the last match. We have to think on what to do on the 9th,” the former Saurashtra stalwart mentioned.