India head coach Gautam Gambhir: ‘We want to build Manchester United’s tradition’ – Watch | Cricket News – Times of India

Fans on social media have been in for a deal with because the Shubman Gill-led Indian cricket workforce paid a go to to Premier League giants Manchester United on Sunday. Trailing 2-1 within the five-Test collection in opposition to England, the Indian aspect took a break from the cricketing grind, switching sports activities and jerseys for a day. A video shared on the BCCI’s official X deal with supplied followers a have a look at the workforce’s interplay with the Red Devils. Captain Gill, eyeing an important win to maintain India alive within the collection, appeared to draw inspiration from Ruben Amorim’s squad. But it was head coach Gautam Gambhir who stood out, partaking in a significant dialogue with the Manchester United supervisor, outlining what his aspect hopes to ‘copy’ from the footballing giants. “I’ve been here in 2014 as well. This is a completely different experience because you end up chatting with the players. I ended up chatting with Ruben as well, which was a nice interaction—understanding what his ideology is towards team sport and what my ideology is towards team sport,” Gambhir recalled. He underlined the parallels between soccer and cricket, particularly in phrases of workforce tradition. “The basic foundation of a team sport is very similar, where I feel that it’s the player who adapts to what the team needs, rather than the team adapting to a certain individual. And that is the culture we want to build,” mentioned the 43-12 months-outdated.Captain Gill additionally mirrored the coach’s emotions. “Very exciting to be able to meet top athletes in the world from another sport. To get to know their stories is very inspiring. You’re playing two different sports, but the mindset you play with is, most of the time, very similar,” he mentioned. Kuldeep Yadav, who hasn’t featured within the collection but, revealed he has adopted Amorim carefully since his Sporting days and requested him about his tactical setup for the upcoming season.

Clips of the cricketers and footballers sharing laughs forward of the fourth Test at Old Trafford on July 23 rapidly went viral. A win for India will arrange an exciting finale at The Oval.