Gautam Gambhir Press Conference Highlights: Rohit's Availability Still Unclear Ahead Of BGT

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Gautam Gambhir Press Conference Live: The Indian coach has confirmed that the team may look to promote KL Rahul back as an opener if Rohit Sharma is unavailable for the 1st Test vs Australia. Apart from KL Rahul,  Easwaran is another alternative to replace Rohit Sharma. 

Gautam Gambhir Press Conference Live: The Indian head coach has sent out a statement that despite the recent series loss, India will be ready to fire against Australia. "The main challenge will be the conditions, which are very different in India compared to Australia. This applies to both the support staff and players. If we can get solid preparation, there’s nothing better. We've been to Australia many times, so that experience will be crucial. We're ready to fire from the very first ball."

Gautam Gambhir Press Conference Live: Gautam Gambhir has confirmed that Jasprit Bumrah will lead the Indian side if Rohit Sharma is unavailable for the first Test match vs Australia. “Bumrah is the vice captain of the team. If Rohit is not available, Bumrah will lead”, said Gambhir. 

Gautam Gambhir Press Conference Live Updates: Gautam Gambhir has made a strong statement in his press conference. He has shrugged off any doubts about Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli's form as he has backed them to perform well. 

“Not at all. What does Ponting have to with Indian Cricket. I think they are incredibly tough men who have achieved a lot for Indian Cricket and they will continue to perform for Indian Cricket. The most important thing for me is there hunger to continue to perform for the Indian Cricket Team”, said Gautam Gambhir over Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli's form. 

Gautam Gambhir Press Conference Live Updates: Gautam Gambhir has admitted that India  were outplayed against New Zealand in their recent series defeat. 

Gautam Gambhir Press Conference Live Updates: Gambhir has admitted there's no confirmation over Rohit Sharma's availabilty. "At the moment there is no confirmation. Hopefully he will be available but we will let you know"

Gautam Gambhir Press Conference Live: The first batch of Indian Cricket Team departed back on Saturday night, the second batch of cricketers will depart after Gautam Gambhir's press conference today. 

Gautam Gambhir Press Conference Live Updates: The Press Conference will be starting inside 5 minutes as Gautam Gambhir will be making his way to address the media. 

Gautam Gambhir Press Conference Live: As per reports that came out last night, Rohit Sharma will not be travelling with the squad due to personal reasons. He will join the team on a later date. 

Gautam Gambhir Press Conference Live: Gautam Gambhir will soon be addressing the media as the press conference should be starting at 9:00 AM sharp. 

Gautam Gambhir Press Conference Live: The Indian Batting order is far from being settled ahead of the Border Gavaskar Trophy with none of KL Rahul or Sarfaraz Khan able to establish their place in the starting XI. KL Rahul disappointed in India A's match against Australia A. Hence it will be interesting to see who starts in the first Test at Perth. Will it be KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan or someone like Nitish Reddy. 

Gautam Gambhir Press Conference live: Post India's loss to New Zealand, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli came under major scrutiny for their below par performances in the series. The rumours are swirling as poor performance in the Border Gavaskar Trophy could spell the end for Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli together in the Indian Test side. It will be interesting how Gautam Gambhir addresses the issue in his press conference. 

Gautam Gambhir Press Conference Live: There's still no clarity over whether Indian Cricket Team captain Rohit Sharma will be available for the first Test of the series in Perth or not. Rohit Sharma is anticipated to miss the Test as he is awaiting the birth of his second child. Gautam Gambhir is likely to provide an update on that. 

Gautam Gambhir Press Conference Live: Here is Australia's squad for the 1st Test at Perth in the Border Gavaskar Trophy, 

Pat Cummins (capt), Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Nathan McSweeney, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc

Gautam Gambhir Press Conference Live: Here is the squad for Indian Cricket Team that will be travelling to face Australia in the Border Gavaskar Trophy. 

Rohit Sharma (c), Jasprit Bumrah (vc), Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammad Shami, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Ravindra Jadeja, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Sarfaraz Khan, Virat Kohli, Prasidh Krishna, Rishabh Pant (wk), KL Rahul, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar

Gautam Gambhir Press Conference Live: Clouds of doubt loom over the Indian Cricket Team before heading to Australia for the Border Gavaskar Trophy after the team faced a crushing 3-0 defeat to New Zealand in the Test series. This was the first time in history India were whitewashed at home in a Test series featuring atleast three matches.  It was also the first time in 12 years that Indian team lost a Test series at home. Given the loss, there are some big question marks over India and especially its batting unit. 

Gautam Gambhir Press Conference Live: Fans can watch the live stream of Gautam Gambhir's press conference on the Star Sports YouTube channel. The press conference will not be broadcast live on TV. 

Gautam Gambhir Press Conference Live: The press conference of Indian Cricket Team head coach Gautam Gambhir will take place on November 11th, in Mumbai at 9:00 AM IST.