00:00I want to fight for a common man back home.
00:27And the important thing was that many people had write-off in this test match.
00:35This is the foundation of this team.
00:37These are characters who are sitting in this dressing room wanting to fight for the country
00:40and they will continue to do that.
00:42Gautam, for a largely young and transitional team, this kind of a draw, batting for almost
00:48143 overs and then pulling off his incredible draw, how much will it give a confidence boost
00:52for this young transitional side in the years ahead?
00:55How do you use that word transition?
00:57But again, I don't believe in something like that because it's still an Indian team and
01:01this is the best 18 that is going to represent and that are there in the dressing room.
01:07And more importantly, it's not the transition, it's just a little bit of inexperience, it's
01:10only experience and inexperience and that is how we see this.
01:13But the most important thing is that these guys are going to learn a lot from what they
01:15did today because being under pressure, batting five sessions, it's never easy on day five
01:19of the wicket against an attack like England.
01:22And then coming out with the draw and only losing four wickets, you've got to give to
01:25the guys the kind of characters they've shown.
01:28Gautam, Shubman Gill, the batterer's evolution, I'll tell you a little bit about it because
01:33before coming here, their technique, their runs, their average wins, there were a lot of
01:37things going on.
01:38From leads to here, how do you see their growth and their whole team's growth?
01:44And the second part is, because the last match in the series was decided, will there be
01:51a little bit more?
01:52How do you think about it?
01:53How do you think about it?
01:54How do you think about it?
01:55How do you think about it?
01:56See, first of all, people do not doubt with the talent of Shubman Gill.
02:00The ones who doubted, they don't really understand cricket and don't understand.
02:05Because some people tend to go to play in international cricket, and there was no surprise in this dressing
02:13room, that Shubman had done this tour.
02:15And honestly, if he didn't do anything, then no one doubts about his talent.
02:19Because those who understand the cricket, they know their talent is in Shubban Gil.
02:24And the important thing is that he is living up to his expectations, his own talent.
02:27And more importantly, the pressure of captaincy is the burden of captaincy.
02:32I think you can't see anything of that sort when he goes in bad.
02:36Because when he goes in too bad, he goes as a batsman, not as a captain.
02:39And the other thing is that there is no matter what it is about.
02:42And there is no decision that in the last match, we will play or not.
02:47Ultimately, whoever will play.
02:49If they play or not, whoever will play, they will try and do the job for the country.
02:53You talked about the inexperience.
02:55That only inexperience was the only issue with this team.
02:59But when you brought this team to England and the fight that they have shown,
03:05how much of talk about results have you emphasized while you were discussing with the team?
03:11When you had meetings, it is easy to just fly under the radar that it is just a team that is going through the transition.
03:18So how important was it to get results as well?
03:20You are asking someone who only believes in results.
03:23And I have said that in the past as well.
03:25I believe in results.
03:26We are still 2-1 down in this series.
03:28This is Indian team.
03:30Yes, there is an experience.
03:31But this is still the best Indian team right now.
03:33So for me, I think we are still down 2-1.
03:36And hopefully we can try and make it 2-1.
03:37That is going to be a great achievement.
03:40Coach Hale, if you can provide a fitness update on Rishabh and the fast goalers,
03:44who would be available for the overtest?
03:46Rishabh already has been declared that he is out of the series.
03:49And one thing I want to say is that the character and the foundation of this team
03:52will be built on something what Rishabh did for the team and for the country as well.
03:57Any amount of praise is not enough for him, especially batting with a broken foot.
04:02Not many people have done that in the past.
04:04And he had put his hand up.
04:05And that is why I say any amount of praise.
04:08I can sit here and talk about this for hours and hours.
04:11I think the generations to come forward will talk about this.
04:13And generations coming forward should talk about it,
04:16that there is someone who is batted with a broken foot.
04:19And it is unfortunate because of the kind of form he was in.
04:22But again, he is an important member of the test side.
04:26And I hope he recovers quickly and comes back quickly and try and deliver again for us.
04:30And the fast bowlers made?
04:32All the fast bowlers are fit right now.
04:34There is no injury scales.
04:40Gautam, cricket of course is as much a game of skills as of mindset.
04:46Do you think this draw will give India a psychological edge over England,
04:51perhaps moving to London for the oval test?
04:55No, it will.
04:56Because when you see, when you are put under the pressure,
04:58when you are put under the pump and you end up batting five sessions,
05:01I think that is a great character.
05:03And anything that you do in these conditions,
05:05when you are put under pressure and you come out of those pressure moments,
05:09it is always a great feeling and it just ends up giving a lot of confidence in the dressing room as well.
05:13And I am sure, I think going into oval,
05:16I think we will be high on confidence,
05:18but we can't take anything for granted.
05:20I think it is going to be a new game,
05:21it is going to be against a strong England side
05:23and we absolutely will be up for it.
05:24Last one from this side.
05:25Gautam, just the thinking behind Washington coming at five ahead of Jereja,
05:30who has had a very good run with the bat in the series.
05:32I think Washington Sunder himself was in really good form as well.
05:36It is just that sometimes when you are playing seven or seven-eight batters,
05:41I think sometimes it is difficult to accommodate someone.
05:43And we always knew that with Rishabh not being there at number five,
05:46it was our opportunity to put Washi at five and try and give him that opportunity.
05:51And we always knew the kind of form he was in and the way he was batting in the net,
05:55even in the last two couple of test matches.
05:58So there is not even an inch of surprise that what he did today.
06:02And I am sure this is going to be just thought of someone
06:05who is going to achieve a lot of success in the future as well.
06:07What he has done with the ball, what he has done with the bat,
06:09I think the entire country should be proud of him.
06:12Gautam, England's fielders didn't seem very happy when India carried on batting at the end
06:19after they had offered a handshake.
06:20What did you make of their reaction?
06:21If someone is batting on 90 and the other one is batting on 85,
06:24don't they deserve a 100?
06:26Would they have walked off?
06:27If someone from England's side would have been batting on 90 or 85,
06:30if someone had the opportunity to get his first test 100,
06:33won't you allow him to do it?
06:35They weather the strong.
06:36It's up to them.
06:37If they want to play that way, that's up to them.
06:39I have got nothing more to say.
06:40I think both those guys deserved a 100 and fortunately they got it.
06:45Gautam, 5 test match series,
06:49itni intensity and lagata rye matches hote ja rye.
06:52This is the last test match.
06:54This is the last match.
06:55There's nothing more to play in the second test match.
06:57Not only for the same team,
06:58but only for the same team.
06:59It is not only for the same team.
07:00The same team,
07:01about the same team for the domination,
07:02taking it in the second test match.
07:03It's very important.
07:04It's important to them.
07:05which will be an important thing with the skill.
07:09Let me tell you one thing.
07:11In this whole series,
07:13the pain of the pain
07:15is much more than any physical and mental pain.
07:19When you are living for your country,
07:21there is no physical pain or mental pain
07:23which is not overcome.
07:25Some pain will take a week,
07:27some pain will take 10 days,
07:29but some pain will take 2 days.
07:31But if you have a pain,
07:33that is something which inspires this team
07:35and this will continue to inspire this team.
07:37So the result of this?
07:39Absolutely.
07:41We are very much alive in this series
07:43and that is what is important.
07:45Coach, just wanted to know from you.
07:47We have seen that Rishabh
07:49had to come out to bat
07:51with a broken toe.
07:53Since we are allowing concussion substitute,
07:55do you think that in case of
07:57external injuries, clear-cut external injuries,
07:59they should allow proper surgery?
08:01Absolutely.
08:03I am all for it.
08:04And if the empires in the match referee
08:05sees and feels that there is a major injury,
08:07I think it is very important.
08:09It is very important to have this rule
08:10where you can get a substitute.
08:12That is, if it is very visible,
08:14there is nothing wrong in doing that.
08:15Especially in a series like this,
08:16where it has been such a closely fought series
08:18in the previous three test matches.
08:20Imagine if we would have had to play
08:22with 10 men against 11,
08:24how unfortunate would this be for us?
08:26Coach, throughout the series,
08:28there have been some forced changes
08:29due to injuries and availability issues,
08:31drop and change of the 11,
08:32batting order and everything.
08:33How do you go about doing those changes?
08:35Karun played the first three games,
08:37then he was dropped for this game.
08:38He got inside,
08:39he got runs in the first inning.
08:41And then, how about Anshul Kamboj,
08:43Pippin, Prasid for that spot?
08:45Sir, I'll tell you one thing,
08:47we don't drop anyone,
08:48we only pick the best playing 11.
08:49I think that's the difference.
08:51You guys see it as dropping someone,
08:53we see it as selecting someone
08:55who can do the job for us,
08:56who we feel is best suited
08:57and can do the job for the team.
08:59That's the only difference.
09:00It's the way you look at things.
09:02And yes, you might say that Karun's been dropped,
09:04we felt that against this bowling attack,
09:06having a left hand at number 3 could help us.
09:08And obviously he did score runs in the first inning.
09:11So no one has dropped,
09:12it's only the best playing 11 is picked.
09:14Anshul Kamboj making his debut this game,
09:17like what went behind giving him the game?
09:19We just felt that he would give us control,
09:20and especially with overcast conditions,
09:22we thought that his bowling is really well suited
09:26for these conditions,
09:27and someone who can bowl those long spells as well,
09:29which was important in these conditions,
09:31and it was his first game.
09:32There could be nerves,
09:33there could be anything.
09:34I think if he keeps working hard,
09:35I think we've got to have a good bowler in the future as well.
09:39By the way,
09:41in the last four tests,
09:43at number 3,
09:44you tried with Karun,
09:45and then of course with Sai coming in.
09:46But somehow,
09:47you know,
09:48even though Karun got starts,
09:49he could convert into big ones,
09:50and Sai, of course,
09:51are outing this season,
09:53I mean, this match.
09:54So,
09:55how do you see that number 3,
09:56going into the,
09:57you know,
09:58what could be a series or size of game?
10:00Honestly,
10:01I don't even look at the individual runs,
10:02I only look at the partnerships.
10:04I think,
10:05if we want to build this team,
10:06we want to build this team on partnerships,
10:08not on individual scores.
10:09I think if the number 3,
10:11can have a partnership,
10:12and can contribute in that partnership,
10:13I think he's done his job.
10:14That is something which is very important,
10:15and Sai is a phenomenal talent.
10:17I think you can't keep judging people after every game.
10:20He's 23,
10:21playing his first test series in England,
10:23in English conditions,
10:24and still putting his hand out,
10:26and scoring that brilliant 50 or 60.
10:28I think you've got to,
10:29you've got to have patience with these boys.
10:31Some of these boys are on their first tour to England,
10:33and they're going to have a great learning experience here,
10:35and they keep fighting for the country as well.
10:37And I'm sure,
10:38I think these guys will have a bright future,
10:40and Indian cricket will be in very healthy hands,
10:42going forward.
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