The new-look Shubman Gill-led India is so much similar to that of the 2007 T20 World Cup batch under MS Dhoni that lifted the inaugural T20 silverware. Well, this is according to former Indian women’s team head coach and batter WV Raman. With the retirement of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Ravichandran Ashwin, the new Indian Test team is in its transition phase. The likes of Rishabh Pant, Jasprit Bumrah and KL Rahul, who were youngsters a few years back, are now the senior pros.
Same situation as Dhoni’s team?
While speaking to the Times of India, WV Raman cited that Gill’s team is a young one and there is no such big expectations, something that can be of a huge advantage. Going into a big Test series, pressure can suppress you sometimes. But with the under transition, there’s a room for surprise, something that MS Dhoni-led India enjoyed at the T20 World Cup 2007 in South Africa.
“As far as this particular team is concerned, even though there’s a lot of apprehension about how the series will pan out, I for one think this team is in the same situation as Dhoni’s team when they embarked on the first T20 World Cup (2007). There are no expectations. So, that is a big advantage for this side. That’s a real big advantage for this side. And they have everything to gain. The only way is up.”
“And I think therein lies this team to spring a surprise. Because let’s not forget that even though India has not won many series in England, we’ve always sprung a lot of surprises there. Starting from Chandra’s (Bhagwath Chandrasekhar) spell and Ajit Wadekar’s series win in 1971, India has sprung a surprise or two always in England.”
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