Gautam Gambhir Defends Flexible Batting Order After India’s T20I Loss to West Indies
India's T20I head coach Gautam Gambhir defended the team's flexible batting order strategy following their loss to the West Indies in the second T20I. Gambhir emphasized that only the opening positions are fixed, while other spots, including the No. 4 position occupied by Shivam Dube, remain adaptable based on match situations. Despite Dube's modest seven-run contribution, Gambhir highlighted the approach's past successes and reiterated the team's commitment to flexibility in batting line-ups to respond to varying game conditions.
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news18 broke this story on 10 Oct, 09:22 am. Other outlets followed.