Gautam Gambhir & Shubman Gill Press Conference Highlights: 'I Don't Believe In Roadshows' - Gautam Gambhir On Bengaluru Stampede

Both Gautam Gambhir and Shubman Gill didn't really address what could be India's batting lineup against England. The lingering question remains whether Shubman will take Virat Kohli's position at No. 4 or he will open alongside Yashasvi Jaiswal.

"I'm not here to blame anyone. I don't believe in roadshows. If we are not prepared, they we should not hold roadshows."

“Anyone can be called. We are open to people who can come and deliver.”

“We need to be responsible in every aspects whether being a franchise, We shouldn't have done that, the fan base gets excited. but nothing compared to what has happened yesterday.”

“Never a believer of roadshows. When I was playing, even after winning the 2007 T20 World Cup that we shouldn't have roadshows. Life of the people are far more important. My heart goes to the family to the people who lost their loved ones."

“While it is tough to fill such big gaps, there is no extra pressure on the team and he has enough confidence in the squad.”

“A lot will depend on the series where it will be heading.”

Always difficult to replace Jasprit Bumrah, but we have enough quality bowlers in the squad.

“Quite overwhelmed with the responsibility. Still have a little bit of time. will decide on the batting order once we reach there and play practice matches.”

Pressure remains the same. There is pressure in every sries.

The batting and bowling combination is quite good in the squad.

Shubman Gill and Gautam Gambhir are address the media.

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Shubman Gill has arrived for the Press Conference. The broadcast showed him entering the premises where the media scrum would be held.

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India’s squad: Shubman Gill (C), Rishabh Pant (VC & WK), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Karun Nair, Nitish Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav

The official start time of the broadcast for the press conference coverage on Star Sports is at 07:00 PM, which is minutes away from now.

The retirements of R Ashwin, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli prompted a massive void of veteran stars, which could put the team under pressure. It was an ideal time to bring back some test veterans who are active in the domestic circuit.

Cheteshwar Pujara is one such big name, but a call hasn't been made by Gambhir to bring him back in India's test fold

The pre-departure press conference will start at 7:30 PM IST and will be live on the JioHotstar app and website.

• First Test: June 20-24, Headingley (Leeds)
• Second Test: July 2-6, Edgbaston (Birmingham)
• Third Test: July 10-14, Lord’s (London)
• Fourth Test: July 23-27, Old Trafford (Manchester)
• Fifth Test: July 31- August 4, The Oval (London)

Karun Nair retirned to the Indian setup following his stupendous form in the domestic circuit and smashed a brilliant double hundred against England Lions.

Shubman Gill has batted at no. 3 throughout the last WTC cycle. But with both Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma retired, he can either open the batting alongside Yashasvi Jaiswal or can [push himself to number 4.

As quoted by ESPN Cricinfo, Ricky Ponting said, “There's some of the great Test players that haven't had great defensive games — [Virender] Sehwag is probably a great example of that. But if you're in control of your strokeplay, you don't have to worry too much about your defence. I mean, obviously, it's a big part of Test match cricket, but I think it's more his mental application.”

England squad: Ben Stokes (Captain), Shoaib Bashir, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Sam Cook, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Jamie Overton, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jamie Smith, Josh Tongue, Chris Woakes.

Rishabh Pant has been named as Shubman Gill's deputy in the long format, and given his expertise in the format, he will have a big role to play.

Jasprit Bumrah has easily been India's gamechanger across all the formats, but chief selector Ajit Agarkar already confirmed that the Mumbai Indians fast bowler is very unlikely to play all the Test matches, keeping in mind his workload.

With a number of talented openers, the likes of Sai Sudharsan and Abhimanyu Easwaran team management needs to take a tough call.

The live streaming of the press conference will be available on the JioHotstar app and website. The press conference will start at 7:30 PM IST.