Move Over Bazball, Gamball Is Here. R Ashwin Opens Up On New Phenomenon After Destroying Bangladesh

02.10.2024 - 02:57 sports.ndtv.com

Ravichandran Ashwin lavished praise on Rahul Dravid and Gautam Gambhir and labelled their passion for Indian cricket "palpable." The era of 'Gamball' is well underway after Rahul Dravid guided India to its ultimate dream as the head coach.

During his reign, India ended more than a decade-long wait for the ICC World Cup trophy by lifting the T20 title earlier this year.

As Dravid's tenure ended, Gautam Gambhir was named as his successor. Ashwin has had the opportunity to play under the wing of both stars.

He pointed out that there isn't a huge gap between Gambhir and Dravid's approach or the passion that the duo shares for Indian cricket. "I was seeing some posts about 'Gamball'--someone had shared something about it, which was interesting.

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