Gautam Gambhir press conference Live: India had surprisingly struggled in their ODI series against Sri Lanka against spinners but Gambhir asserts that it won't be the case here. “Our batting unit has so much quality that it can take on any spin unit. There is a lot of difference between ODIs and Tests,” he says.

Gautam Gambhir press conference Live: Gambir says that India will be making do with what they have and fast-bowling all-rounders will have to be developed in domestic cricket before they can be brought into Test cricket. "First of all international cricket is not about developing. We have been talking about since Kapil Dev. We have domestic cricket to identify them. If we don’t have it, so be it. We also have the all rounders on Ashwin, Jadeja, Axar and Washington," he says.

Gautam Gambhir press conference Live: The inevitable question over pitches came and Gambhir was pretty clear that oppositions have to learn to play spin. "When India goes South Africa and a Test ends in two days, when fast bowlers get enough help nobody talks about it. This debate has to end. You can’t say Tests get over in India in two days... then opposition have to learn to play spinners," he says.

Gautam Gambhir press conference Live: Gautam Gambhir showers Jasprit Bumrah with praise, which is probably not surprising at all. "Jasprit Bumrah is the best fast bowler in the world, across formats. It's great to have Bumrah in the dressing room, someone who can change the game at any point of time," he says. "India is a batting obsessed nation. But Bumrah, Ashwin and Jadeja are changing that. Bumrah is smart in Test cricket. It is good these guys are changing the trend."

Gautam Gambhir press conference Live: Gambhir states that India respects the strength Bangladesh have but are not going to base their tactics on the opposition. "I have been big believer that we don’t fear anyone but we respect everyone. It is the same with Bangladesh. We don’t look at the opposition and play the game we know," he says. "I Congralute them for what they did in Pakistan. But this is a new series and they are a quality side and we want to play good cricket. Yes they have experience in Shakib, Mushfiqur and Mehidy but we want to be switched on from the first ball."

Gautam Gambhir press conference Live: Gambhir says that the team simply picks players for the best combination. "We don’t drop anyone. We just pick the players who fit the XI. We believe in selecting the XI. Jurel is a phenomenal player when Pant is coming in, sometimes people have to wait. Same with Sarfaraz. There will be opportunities and you have to wait," he says.

Gautam Gambhir press conference Live: This will be Rishabh Pant's first Test series since December 2022 and this is what Gambhir had to say about him: “We all know how destructive he can be and what he has done. Not many of his age has done it across conditions. With batting and behind the stumps he has been phenomenal. His batting over shadows his keeping especially against the spinners.”

Gautam Gambhir press conference Live: The two spin greats have played a huge role in India's unprecedented dominance at home since 2013 and Gambhir is all praise for them. "India is very fortunate to have Ashwin and Jadeja," he says.

"I have played cricket with a lot of guys in this team. Want to take the relationship forward," he further says.

Gautam Gambhir press conference Live: The Indian head coach was first asked about what his style of play is going to be in Test cricket. Gambhir had a pretty simple answer to that. "The best style is the style that wins," he says.

Gautam Gambhir press conference Live: The much-awaited presser is all set to begin in a few minutes. Stay tuned for the updates!

Gautam Gambhir press conference Live: Here was the conversation between the two…

Virat Kohli: When you are batting and you have a bit of a chat with the opposition, did you ever feel like this might carry on to you going out of the zone and potentially getting out, or it put you in a more motivated state?

Gautam Gambhir: You have had more altercations than I have. I think you can answer that question, better than I can.

Virat Kohli (laughing): Main to yeh dhund raha hun ki koi meri baat se agree kar jaaye. Ye nahi bol raha ki galat hai. Koi to bole 'haan, yahi hota hai' (I am only looking for someone who agrees with what I have to say. Not saying that it is wrong. At least someone should say, 'yes this is what happens').

Gautam Gambhir press conference Live: Gambhir went viral on social media ahead of the PC after BCCI shared a clip of his sit-down interview with Virat Kohli.

Gautam Gambhir press conference Live: India enjoy a formidable 11-0 record against Bangladesh in Test cricket, where they have met 13 times. Two other matches ended in a draw.

Gautam Gambhir press conference Live: The Border-Gavaskar series in Australia is India's prime focus as they aim for a qualification in the WTC final. But Rohit assured that the series against Bangladesh, unlike in 2019, where they had rolled out pace-friendly pitches against the Asian rivals to gear up for the BGT contest that year, is not a rehearsal for Australia Tour. He said: "No dress rehearsal, Every game is important. Doesn’t matter where we play. We want to win, want to win this Test and the series. Not looking too far ahead. It’s nice to have everyone back and start the season on a high."

Gautam Gambhir press conference Live: Taking to the media on Tuesday, Rohit, who is set to return to action after a month-long break, having last appeared in the ODI tour of Sri Lanka in early September, said: "Every team wants to beat India, they all enjoy that, lene do maze (let them enjoy). We have played lot of cricket against variety of teams. We will focus on our own game. When England came they also spoke a lot in the press conferences, but we do not focus on that; We try to play good cricket and not think too much about opposition."

Gautam Gambhir press conference Live: India, who have 10 Tests remaining - five at home against Bangladesh (2) and New Zealand (3) and other five in Australia - have to secure at least five wins to have a chance at making the final for the third straight time. If India can keep their record at home intact in the series against Bangladesh and New Zealand, even a defeat in Australia could take them through to the final.

Gautam Gambhir press conference Live: India currently stand top of the WTC points table with 68.52 PCT from six wins in nine matches. A 2-0 clean sweep against Bangladesh could imply a PCT of 74.24, leaving them from just three wins aways from guaranteeing a spot in the WTC final for the third straight time.

Gautam Gambhir press conference Live: The opening match of the two-Test series against Bangladesh begins on September 19 (Thursday) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The match will begin at 9:30 AM IST

Gautam Gambhir press conference Live: Here is India's full squad for the opening Test match of the two-game series against Bangladesh…

Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Sarfaraz Khan, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah, Yash Dayal.

Gautam Gambhir press conference Live: The India head coach is expected to address the media at 12 PM IST from the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, where India have been practicing for the Test series against Bangladesh since last Thursday (September 12)

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