'A good human becomes a good leader, will always be Rohit Sharma's team': Gautam Gambhir ahead of IND vs BAN 1st Test

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Ahead of the first Test against India and Bangladesh from September 19 (Thursday), head coach Gautam Gambhir has made it clear that Rohit Sharma would be the final decision-maker, adding that his support staff was there to assist him and make his job easy.

India are gearing up to play their first Test match under the watch of Gautam Gambhir, and there is a lot of excitement in the fans considering the superstar status of the former opener. However, in his recent chat with broadcasters JioCinema, Gambhir made it clear that it was Rohit's team, and his decision on any matter was final and supreme.

“We had many conversations (on how to take the forward). I have always been a big believer when I was playing, when I was mentoring that it is always the captain's team. It's the captain who leads the team on the field.

"Me and the entire support staff are there to help the team, help the captain, and there will be times when we will have disagreements about a lot of things, but ultimately the final call will always be the captain's call because he is the general there. and more importantly if out intention, intent and heart is at the right place, more often than not the decisions which we will take together will always be for the best interest of the team, and I think we will have more good decisions than bad decisions," Gambhir's said on JioCinema's special segment Inside Out.

'A good human becomes a good leader'

Further, Gautam Gambhir asserted that 'good human Rohit Sharma was bound to be a good leader. He said Rohit has respect of the dressing room not only because of his cricketing abilities, but also because of the way he conducts himself.

"And Rohit we all know the kind of leader he is, the kind of person he is, and I have always believed that a good human becomes a good leader. He is a great guy, and I think he has got a lot of respect in that dressing room, and that is the first and foremost quality of a leader. When you earn that respect not only by the action on the cricket field but also because of the kind of person you are, it helps the team and the support staff in a much bigger way.

"My relationship with him when we were playing together was fabulous, even then he was a great human being and I hope it continues that way. For me it's not about me, it's not about him, it's about Indian cricket. It's our responsibility to bring the smile on the faces of every Indian that follows the game," Gambhir concluded.