India vs Pakistan cricket relations: Gautam Gambhir makes a big statement

Dubai: India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir throughout a coaching session earlier than the beginning of a One Day International (ODI) cricket match of the ICC Champions Trophy between India and New Zealand, in Dubai, UAE. (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma)

Gautam Gambhir, the present Team India head coach, has made a sturdy statement concerning the way forward for India-Pakistan cricket.Following the Pahalgam terror assault, the previous India opener steered there ought to be no relationship with Pakistan.“My personal answer is absolutely no,” Gambhir stated on the ABP India At 2047 Summit. “Cricket matches, Bollywood movies, and artists are not more important than the people and jawans of the country. There shouldn’t be anything between India and Pakistan,” he stated.

During the occasion, the Team India coach spoke on numerous subjects, together with his relationships with Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.“It’s just two Delhi boys having fun. If that’s a problem, I’ll tell the BCCI to stop posting about it,” Gambhir stated concerning his bond with Kohli.Who’s that IPL participant?Gambhir additionally addressed the problem head-on, making it clear that the connection between him and Rohit is constructed on mutual respect and professionalism.“Yeh sirf kuch logon ne jo YouTube channel chala rahe hain, ya jo ‘experts’ bane baithe hain TRP ke liye bola hai,” Gambhir stated. “We won the Champions Trophy just two months ago—imagine if we hadn’t. What kind of questions would you be asking me then?”“Just two months ago, a coach and captain won the Champions Trophy together, and now you’re asking about my relationship with Rohit. I respect him as a human being and a cricketer. What he has done for India is incredible. I’ve had a lot of time for someone like him since the day he came into the team, and that won’t change,” he added.