Gambhir-Gill rift suspected as Harshit Rana dropped for inexperienced Anshul Kamboj in Test Squad

Questions arise over India’s erratic selection policy as Harshit Rana gets axed for inexperienced Anshul Kamboj. With Gambhir’s coaching style clashing with Gill’s captaincy approach, concerns grow about team stability and long-term planning ahead of the England Test series.

New Delhi: Recent events indicate that everything between the captain and the coach is not normal. The selection policy of the Indian cricket team is once again under question. It seems as if the players are being replaced like regular clothes.

For example, fast bowler Harshit Rana was selected as a cover player for the Test series against England, but suddenly including a less experienced player like Anshul Kamboj in the team gives rise to many apprehensions.

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The Confounding Selection

Harshit Rana has performed well for IPL 2024 and the India A team, and his fitness has also been excellent. He has recently made a Test debut in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. In such a situation, giving them out of the team with less experience shows that either the selectors do not have a clear plan or something is going on inside the team that is being hidden from the eyes of the public.

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Equation of Gautam Gambhir and Shubman Gill

Gautam Gambhir is known as a strict but strategic-thinking coach, while Shubman Gill is a new and young captain who is probably adopting a more friendly attitude with players to strengthen his place in the team.

If the captains are extremely interfering in the selection, it can create an imbalance in the relationship between the coach and the captain. It is noteworthy that Harshit Rana is considered to be Gautam Gambhir's favorite player, and if the coach had had his full will, Rana would have been given priority.

Stability and clarity are necessary in team selection.

There is no shortage of talent in Indian cricket, whether it is Harshit Rana or Anshul Kamboj. But due to continuity and transparency in the selection process, India's Test team can become inexperienced and unstable. It is necessary to give young faces a chance, but it will be difficult to get success in Test cricket without a clear strategy of long-term planning, patience, and victory.