Overview
- Speaking to PTI, the former India wicketkeeper said Gill should be the batting fulcrum, holding one end as stroke-makers play around him.
- Gill has 291 runs in 15 T20I innings since his return, and Dasgupta urged both him and captain Suryakumar Yadav to spend longer at the crease to regain rhythm.
- India begin their T20 World Cup defence against the USA in Mumbai on February 7, with few matches left to fine-tune roles and form.
- Addressing coaching debates after the Test whitewash in South Africa, he called split-coaching a band-aid and pressed for a deeper red-ball plan.
- He praised Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli’s proven quality but raised sustainability through 2027 as the key question, and he advised Chennai Super Kings to ease Sanju Samson into leadership.