A three-match test series is being played between India and New Zealand. The last match of the series will be played at the historic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai from November 1. Team India's performance in this series has been very poor so far. The Indian team has lost the series after losing the first two matches. Indian batting has been under a lot of questions in this series. Team India players have proved weak in front of spinners at their own home. In the Pune Test, 18 out of 20 wickets of Team India were in the name of spinners. In such a situation, many veterans have raised questions that the skill of Indian batsmen in playing spin bowling has reduced. Now Team India's head coach Gautam Gambhir has defended his players on this issue. Along with this, he has also given the reason for flopping against spinners.

Gambhir's big statement on Indian batsmen

Team India's head coach Gautam Gambhir, before the Mumbai Test match, rejected the claims that the skill of Indian batsmen in playing spin bowling has decreased in the last few years. In the second Test match played against New Zealand in Pune, Indian batsmen completely failed on a spin-friendly pitch and the team had to face defeat by 113 runs. When Gambhir was asked in the press conference before the third match whether the skill of Indian batsmen in playing spin has reduced, he said, 'I do not believe so. Sometimes you have to give credit to the opposing team too. Mitchell Santner bowled brilliantly in the last match. But we have to continue working hard. Our players are working hard.

But Gambhir feels that the art of defensive batting has been affected due to T20 cricket. Cricketers have now become accustomed to playing aggressive cricket which has affected the art of defensive batting. He said, 'Sometimes you get so used to hitting the ball that you forget to play defensively like you used to do maybe eight or 10 years ago. A complete cricketer is one who achieves success in both T20 format and Test cricket. He adjusts to the circumstances quickly.

Gautam Gambhir's guru mantra to players

Gautam Gambhir said, 'To become a successful Test cricketer, you need players like Virat, you look at all the great players who have performed well in Test cricket for a long time, their defense has always been good. Defense should be the basis of your batting in Test cricket. And then you start moving forward from there. He further said, 'We have to identify players who are solid red-ball cricketers. Because to get the result, you have to work hard honestly for 3 or 4 days or 5 days.