Ek aisa coach jo har khiladi ke saath alag-alag baat karta hai, jaise koi school teacher bacchon ke homework check karta hai. Par sach kahu, yeh “ek se ek” baatcheet ka tareeka shayad wahi purana formula hai jo Gambhir apne Kolkata Knight Riders ke dino se lekar aaya hai. Kya yeh nayi Indian team, jo ab transition ke daur se guzar rahi hai, is approach ke saath kuch khaas kar payegi? Ya phir yeh bhi ek aur experiment ban ke reh jayega?
Jasprit Bumrah ne kaha, “Two tours ago, our team was completely different, and right now it is heading towards a transition. They will now require a lot more patience.” Yeh baat bilkul sahi hai. Team India ab ek naye daur mein kadam rakh rahi hai, jahan Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma aur Ravichandran Ashwin jaise stalwarts Test cricket se retire ho chuke hain. Ab Shubman Gill ke haathon mein captaincy hai, aur yeh nayi team England ke khilaaf 20 June 2025 se shuru hone wali five-Test series ke saath World Test Championship (WTC) 2025–27 ka aagaz karegi. Gambhir ka yeh individualistic approach shayad is naye daur ke liye perfect hai, kyunki har khiladi ko apni alag pehchaan banani hogi.
Gambhir ka yeh style naye khiladiyon ke liye ek nayi ummeed jaga raha hai. Unka kehna hai ki woh har khiladi ke saath baat karte hain, unki kamzoriyon ko samajhte hain, aur unhe apna best dene ke liye protsahit karte hain. Yeh approach thodi si Ravi Shastri ke dino ki yaad dilati hai, jab team ke har khiladi ko apne aap par bharosa dilaya gaya tha, aur uska natija tha 2018-19 mein Australia mein India ki pehli Test series jeet. Us waqt Bumrah ne 21 wickets liye the, aur unka yeh performance ab bhi yaad kiya jata hai. Ab, jab team mein Sai Sudharsan aur Arshdeep Singh jaise naye khiladi hain, Gambhir ka yeh approach unhe apna talent dikhane ka mauka de sakta hai.
Key Players ke Stats (Recent Performances)
| Khiladi | Matches | Wickets/Runs | Best Performance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jasprit Bumrah | 3 | 15 wickets | 6/45 (T20 World Cup 2024) |
| Shubman Gill | 5 | 350 runs | 104 (vs AUS, 2024) |
| Sai Sudharsan | – | – | 180* (India A, 2024) |
| Arshdeep Singh | – | – | 3/12 (T20I, 2024) |
Gambhir ka yeh approach khiladiyon ko azadi deta hai, aur shayad yahi wajah hai ki Shubman Gill jaise naye captain ke liye yeh ek nayi shuruaat ho sakti hai. Gill ne apne recent performances mein dikhaya hai ki woh pressure mein bhi run bana sakte hain, jaise ki Australia ke khilaaf 2024 mein unka century. Par yeh bhi sach hai ki England ke khilaaf unhe Ben Stokes aur Joe Root jaise experienced khiladiyon ka saamna karna hoga. Yahan Gambhir ka yeh calm aur patient approach kaam aa sakta hai, jaisa ki Bumrah ne kaha, “He is very calm in his approach, and the players are nice and happy.”
Lekin yahan ek chhoti si dikkat hai. Gambhir ka yeh individualistic approach kabhi-kabhi team ke unity ko chhota kar sakta hai. Jab team ek saath ek goal ke liye nahi khelti, toh results inconsistent ho sakte hain, jaise ki 2024-25 Border Gavaskar Trophy mein India ke saath hua, jahan ek session ki kami ne unhe series jeetne se rok diya. Kya Gambhir ka yeh style naye khiladiyon ko ek saath la payega, ya phir yeh ek aur experiment ban kar reh jayega, jaisa ki Greg Chappell ke coaching tenure mein hua tha? Waqt hi batayega.
