Border Gavaskar Trophy | ‘Avoid knee jerk reactions’: Ravi Shastri asks India coach Gautam Gambhir to stay calm

“You’ll recognize squad situations wherever a definite subordinate mightiness beryllium amended suited than another, based connected your knowing of their temperament. These insights don’t travel overnight — it took maine immoderate clip to recognize everyone. Gautam mightiness already person a basal knowing of the players’ temperaments. He mightiness person seen them successful the IPL oregon sat successful the dressing country with them erstwhile helium played,” helium added.

Shastri besides told Gambhir that knowing the mindset of the players volition spell a agelong mode successful them uncovering occurrence successful a pugnacious circuit similar this.

“There are galore players with antithetic mindsets, cultures, and backgrounds. For example, determination could beryllium a subordinate who’s an introvert, but with the close propulsion and confidence, helium could go a match-winner for you. Understanding those kinds of players and enabling them to enactment and play successful a mode that brings retired their champion would beryllium crucial,” helium said.

Gambhir who has a fiery temperament had been branded ‘prickly’ by erstwhile Australia skipper Ricky Ponting aft the Indian manager got irked by his comments regarding Virat Kohli’s batting signifier up of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series.