Sports Tak<\/a>, the cricketer-turned-politician was asked a number of questions about the batters’ struggles in the series.<\/p>\nGambhir was asked if Indian batters have been playing on bad pitches in the Border-Gavaskar series or if they’ve lost the art of playing spin.<\/p>\n
The former India opener admitted that the art of defending has gone a bit while the art of six-hitting has increased.<\/p>\n
When Gambhir was asked if Indian batters should’ve played a few Ranji Trophy matches before the start of the Australia Test series, he was in absolute agreement.<\/p>\n
In response, Gambhir said: \u201cYes, they should’ve played Ranji Trophy matches, not 100% but 200%\u201d.<\/p>\n
“The Indian batters should have played a few Ranji Trophy matches ahead of the Test series against Australia. However, they shouldn’t have played those matches just to prepare. It doesn’t matter if you conduct 20-day camps or bat in the nets.<\/p>\n
“Australia struggled in the first two matches because of their mindset of not playing practice matches. This is a negative mindset. The same goes for the Indian batters. It is very important to play red-ball cricket before an important series,” he said.<\/p>\n
The first three matches of the Test series have overwhelmingly favoured spinners but things are expected to change a little as India and Australia square off in the 4th and final match of the series, starting March 09 in Ahmedabad.<\/p>\n
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