Former South African cricketer and former India coach Gary Kirsten is impressed with the way Gautam Gambhir guided Team India to draw the five-match Test series 2-2 against England in England.
At an event organized by Yugen Infra in Delhi, Kirsten said: “I’m really happy for the Indian cricket team for levelling the series and it’s great for Indian cricket. I’m really pleased for Gautam Gambhir as well, I know him well. Really delighted and pleased for what he’s achieved with the team. They’re doing really well at the moment. We all get excited by the success of the Indian team. I certainly do and they’ve got a great bunch of young players coming through now and it’s really exciting to be supporting them.”
Mohammed Siraj’s brilliant bowling on the fifth day led India to a thrilling victory at The Oval, helping the team level the series 2-2.
Kirsten also recalled an incident from his tenure as India’s coach, when he helped Ishant Sharma improve his batting — a contribution that proved crucial in India’s memorable win against Australia in Mohali in 2010.
“One highlight in my three years with the Indian team was getting Ishant Sharma to come down to the nets with his batting pads and then to get him to face 48 balls in the test match against Australia with VVS Laxman to win the game. That was a highlight for me to work on his batting. I really enjoyed that from a leadership perspective because he didn’t think he could bat. And he still can’t bat that well, but we kind of helped him get through that test match and do really well,” he added.
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