Sunil Gavaskar Issues Big WTC Warning For Gautam Gambhir Ahead Of Sri Lanka Tests

Fo me
I dia
captai
a d
lege da y
ope e
Su il
Gavaska
has
se t
a
clea
message
to
head
coach
Gautam
Gambhi
a d
the
I dia
team
ma ageme t
as
they
p epa e
fo
a
c ucial
two-match
Test
se ies
agai st
S i
La ka.
With
I dia
cu e tly
sitti g
fifth
i
the
Wo ld
Test
Champio ship
(WTC)
sta di gs,
Gavaska
emphasized
that
the
team
must
p io itize
collective
success
ove
i dividual
sta dom
if
they
wa t
to
secu e
a
spot
i
the
WTC
Fi al.

U de
ew
skippe
Shubma
Gill,
I dia
faces
a
dau ti g
challe ge
i
isla d
co ditio s,
maki g
the
upcomi g
se ies
c itical
to
keepi g
thei
fi al
qualificatio
campaig
o
t ack.

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Ca & squo;t
Digest
The
T uth& squo;:
Ha bhaja
Si gh
B eaks
Sile ce
O
Gautam
Gambhi ‘s
C iticism

WTC
Sta di gs
A d
The
Road
Ahead

I dia
cu e tly
fi ds
itself
i
a
tough
spot
i
the
Wo ld
Test
Champio ship
cycle.
The
team
coached
by
Gautam
Gambhi
occupies
fifth
place
i
the
sta di gs
with
fou
victo ies
a d
fou
defeats
f om
i e
matches,
holdi g
a
PCT
(pe ce tage
of
poi ts)
of
48.15.
I dia
has
i e
Tests
emai i g
i
total
to
p ove
thei
mettle
a d
qualify
fo
the
ma quee
WTC
Fi al.
O
the
othe
ha d,
S i
La ka
sits
just
below
I dia
i
sixth
spot
with
a
PCT
of
41.67,
maki g
the
upcomi g
two-match
se ies
sta ti g
August
15
highly
impactful
fo
both
teams.

Gavaska ‘s
Exact
Wo ds
O
Team
P io ity

I
his
colum
fo
Spo tsta ,
Su il
Gavaska
laid
out
what
is
eeded
fo
I dia
to
succeed
i
subco ti e tal
co ditio s
agai st
a
tough
home
side.
Exp essi g
his
thoughts
di ectly,
Gavaska
w ote:

“The
two-match
se ies
i
S i
La ka
wo ‘t
be
easy,
as
S i
La ka
at
home
a e
a
fo midable
team.
Wi i g
both
these
Tests
would
be
a
good
sta t
to
the
ew
Test
seaso ,
as
well
as
give
the
team
the
impetus
it
eeds
to
qualify
fo
the
WTC
Fi al.
To
be
able
to
do
so
equi es
loads
of
effo t
a d
also
some
luck
but,
above
all,
the
belief
that
I dia
c icket
should
be
the
p io ity
a d
ot
a y
i dividual,
howeve
big
a
ame
he
may
be.”

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READ:

Gautam
Gambhi & squo;s
Job
I
T ouble?
BCCI& squo;s
Decisio
Comes
With
2
Big
Facto s

WTC
Sce a io
A alysis
Fo
I dia

The
mathematical
outcome
of
this
se ies
will
sig ifica tly
alte
I dia’s
t ajecto y
i
the
WTC
poi ts
table:

If
I dia
Wi s
2& dash;0:
I dia& squo;s
PCT
will
imp ove
to
57.58.
Howeve ,
they
will
emai
i
fifth
positio ,
behi d
fou th-placed
Ba gladesh
(PCT
of
58.33).

If
The
Se ies
E ds
1& dash;1:
I dia’s
PCT
will
settle
at
48.48,
allowi g
them
to
etai
fifth
place,
while
S i
La ka
will
emai
behi d
them
i
sixth
with
a
PCT
of
44.44.

If
I dia
Wi s
1& dash;0:
I dia
stays
fifth
but
aises
its
PCT
to
51.52.

If
I dia
Loses
0& dash;2:
This
would
p ove
disast ous
fo
Shubma
Gill
a d
Co.
I dia’s
PCT
would
d op
sha ply
to
39.39,
e abli g
S i
La ka
to
leapf og
i to
fou th
place
with
a
PCT
of
61.11.

While
a
0& dash;2
loss
would
ot
completely
e d
I dia’s
WTC
Fi al
hopes,
it
would
put
imme se
p essu e
o
the
team
ahead
of
thei
upcomi g
se ies
agai st
New
Zeala d
a d
Aust alia.

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