Gautam Gambhir News / Gambhir took such a big risk in England, if he had lost the Oval Test…

Gautam Gambhir News: Team India registered a spectacular victory against England in the fifth and final Test match played at Kennington Oval. With this victory, the five-match Test series between India and England ended in a 2-2 draw. The Indian players won the hearts of the fans by performing brilliantly in this match. But there has been a big revelation behind this thrilling victory. According to reports, Indian team head coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Shubman Gill took a risky decision on the last day of the match, which if unsuccessful, Team India could have suffered a big loss.

What was that risk?

On the fifth day of the match, when the Indian team was preparing to take the field, the match referee informed in the dressing room that India was 6 overs behind the prescribed over rate. If this over rate was not corrected, the Indian team could have lost 4 World Test Championship (WTC) points. To save these points, it was necessary to all out England as soon as possible.

Regarding this situation, captain Shubman Gill and coach Gautam Gambhir immediately called a meeting in the dressing room. In the meeting, a member suggested that spin bowlers should be fielded from both ends to improve the over rate, as there were four balls left in Prasidh Krishna's over. He believed that the over rate can be improved rapidly by bowling spinners.

Gambhir's bold decision

However, Gautam Gambhir rejected this suggestion outright. He clearly said that he will worry about the over rate later, but at the moment winning the match is the priority. Gambhir stressed that even if 4 points are deducted, the team's victory is paramount. For this, he made an aggressive strategy, in which Prasidh Krishna will bowl from one end and Mohammad Siraj from the other end on the last day. Captain Shubman Gill also agreed to this plan. It was a risky decision, but the strategy of both paid off and India won the match.

Exciting ending of Oval Test

In the fifth Test, India scored 224 runs in the first innings, while England's first innings were reduced to 247 runs. After this, India batted brilliantly in the second innings and scored 396 runs and set a target of 374 runs in front of England. England's team collapsed at 367 runs while chasing this target, and India won this thrilling match by 6 runs.

In this match, Mohammad Siraj bowled lethally and took a total of 9 wickets, while Prasidh Krishna took 8 wickets. Both the bowlers implemented Gambhir and Gill's risky plan on the field and gave India victory.