Gautam Gambhir calls MS Dhoni's rotation policy 'crap'; says he hardly felt secured under his captaincy

Gambhir talked about the importance of making feel youngsters secured.

Gautam Gambhir and MS Dhoni often had differences | GETTY

Former India batsman Gautam Gambhir has once again touched the MS Dhoni's rotation policy on Commonwealth Bank series 2012 in Australia. The then skipper Dhoni doesn't want to play all three seniors, Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, and Sachin Tendulkar together in a line-up. 

As per Dhoni, the seniors were not good with the fielding, and he wanted quick feet on the field. 

Gambhir, who was vocal about his opposition against the policy, has once again slammed Dhoni for his tactics and called it 'crap'. During an interview with The Lallantop, Gambhir said, "I believe that one should follow the captain's decision, but it was complete cr*p. You started with the rotation policy but played all the three in the must-win games. If you make a decision, back your decision, stick to it."

Gambhir added that it's vital for a player to get security in the position that he won't be excluded just after one-two matches. Gautam was India's second-highest run-scorer in CB series 2012.

Talking about his dream-run with the bat for India in Test, Gambhir said Dhoni never made him feel secure in the team. "I was made to feel secure just once. During that phase only, I became the ICC Test Player of the Year. India won the triangular series just once in Australia, and I was the highest run-scorer."

"India won a Test series once in 40 years in New Zealand, and I was the Man of the Series. I score five consecutive hundreds. This is why it is important to make young players feel secure," he added.

(With The Lallantop Inputs) 

 
 

By Sihyeu Singh - 16 Nov, 2019

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