Chennai India captain Rohit Sharma on Tuesday said head coach Gautam Gambhir's style is different from that of his predecessor Rahul Dravid, but insisted that he shares a good relationship with the new appointee and the rest of his new team. support staff.
Former World Cup-winning opener Gambhir took charge of India in July during a white-ball tour to Sri Lanka, and will now lead the team in their first Test series under his tutelage against Bangladesh, starting here from on Thursday.
In Gambhir's first outing as coach, India swept the T20I series against the Islanders 3-0, but lost the following ODI series 0-2.
"Obviously, Rahul bhai, Vikram Rathour (former batting coach) and Paras Mhambrey (former bowling coach) were a different team and it is acceptable for the new support staff to bring a different perspective," Rohit said in the pre-match press conference. to the series. Here on Tuesday.
"But in the games we played (with the new staff) in Sri Lanka, they seemed to be sensible and understanding. They started learning things quite quickly within the team," he added.
Dravid's tenure ended after India's T20 World Cup triumph in the West Indies and he will next be seen heading the coaching staff for IPL side Rajasthan Royals. Rathour and Mhambrey were replaced by Abhishek Nayar (assistant coach) and South African Morne Morkel (bowling coach), while former Dutch all-rounder Ryan ten Doeschate also joined as assistant coach.
While Nayar's addition to the team was largely a given, Morkel and Doeschate, who worked with Gambhir at Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL, beat former pacers R Vinayakumar and L Balaji in the race for places among the team's staff. support from India.
Rohit used his long association with Gambhir during his playing days and with Abhishek Nayar in the Mumbai dressing room to underline his comfortable working relationship with them.
"It's probably a new (support) staff, but I've known Gautam Gambhir and Abhishek Nayar for quite some time. Every support staff has their own operational style, and that's what we expected.
"I have worked with different coaches for 17 years of my career, and it is vital to understand that all of them have a unique perspective (on cricket), and it is imperative to adapt to them," Rohit said.
While Rohit has never worked alongside Morkel and Doeschate, the 37-year-old said he has enough knowledge of them from their cricketing days to strike a comfortable equation.
"I have also played matches against Morne Morkel and Ryan ten Doeschate. I have some close encounters with Morkel, but not so much with Ryan, it may be a couple of matches. But that doesn't matter.
"So far, there have been no problems as such (with the new support staff). We understand each other very well.
"Good understanding is important and I have it with them," he added about his dynamic with his new coach and his team.
In his first interaction with the media after taking charge in July, Gambhir, 42, also dismissed apprehensions about his relationship with the team's senior players by citing his familiarity with them during his days as player.
Former World Cup-winning opener Gambhir took charge of India in July during a white-ball tour to Sri Lanka, and will now lead the team in their first Test series under his tutelage against Bangladesh, starting here from on Thursday.
In Gambhir's first outing as coach, India swept the T20I series against the Islanders 3-0, but lost the following ODI series 0-2.
"Obviously, Rahul bhai, Vikram Rathour (former batting coach) and Paras Mhambrey (former bowling coach) were a different team and it is acceptable for the new support staff to bring a different perspective," Rohit said in the pre-match press conference. to the series. Here on Tuesday.
"But in the games we played (with the new staff) in Sri Lanka, they seemed to be sensible and understanding. They started learning things quite quickly within the team," he added.
Dravid's tenure ended after India's T20 World Cup triumph in the West Indies and he will next be seen heading the coaching staff for IPL side Rajasthan Royals. Rathour and Mhambrey were replaced by Abhishek Nayar (assistant coach) and South African Morne Morkel (bowling coach), while former Dutch all-rounder Ryan ten Doeschate also joined as assistant coach.
While Nayar's addition to the team was largely a given, Morkel and Doeschate, who worked with Gambhir at Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL, beat former pacers R Vinayakumar and L Balaji in the race for places among the team's staff. support from India.
Rohit used his long association with Gambhir during his playing days and with Abhishek Nayar in the Mumbai dressing room to underline his comfortable working relationship with them.
"It's probably a new (support) staff, but I've known Gautam Gambhir and Abhishek Nayar for quite some time. Every support staff has their own operational style, and that's what we expected.
"I have worked with different coaches for 17 years of my career, and it is vital to understand that all of them have a unique perspective (on cricket), and it is imperative to adapt to them," Rohit said.
While Rohit has never worked alongside Morkel and Doeschate, the 37-year-old said he has enough knowledge of them from their cricketing days to strike a comfortable equation.
"I have also played matches against Morne Morkel and Ryan ten Doeschate. I have some close encounters with Morkel, but not so much with Ryan, it may be a couple of matches. But that doesn't matter.
"So far, there have been no problems as such (with the new support staff). We understand each other very well.
"Good understanding is important and I have it with them," he added about his dynamic with his new coach and his team.
In his first interaction with the media after taking charge in July, Gambhir, 42, also dismissed apprehensions about his relationship with the team's senior players by citing his familiarity with them during his days as player.
