Gautam Gambhir backs Indian batting coach Vikram Rathour, disagrees with Yuvi's statement

Gautam Gambhir has backed former Indian batsman and current batting coach of Team India, Vikram Rathour after Yuvraj Singh had asked how can Rathour who does t have eugh cricketing experience coach T20 generation of cricketers.  Even though Vikram has played 146 first-class matches, he has only gone on to represent India at highest level in six Test matches and seven One Day Internationals. Rathour was appointed as batting coach after former all-rounder Sanjay Bangar's term had ended after 2019 World Cup.

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'It's t important': Gautam Gambhir

It so happened that during a recent Instagram live session, Yuvi had gone on to say that even though Vikram Rathour is his friend, he did t reckon that ex-batsman could help players of this T20 generation and also asked wher former opener has played cricket at level to help m. 

Meanwhile, Yuvraj's former Indian team-mate and one of his good friends Gautam Gambhir countered veteran all-rounder as he went on to say it is t important that one has played a lot of cricket in order to be a very successful coach. southpaw also mentioned that this point can be taken into consideration probably in case of a selector but t a coach.

2011 World Cup winner also added that probably one can just have a different T20 batting coach i.e. just for that particular format. At that same time, ex-swashbuckling batsman also opined it is really t true that someone who has t played international cricket or who has t played eugh cricket cant become a successful coach.

Gambhir had said this on a Star Sports show named 'Cricket Connected'.

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Yuvraj & Gambhir's illustrious careers 

Both Yuvi and Gauti are two of finest cricketers to have donned Indian jersey and y have also been a part of many of Men In Blue's emphatic wins that include ICC World T20 2007, tri-series win in Australia (2007/08), ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, etc. duo had made outstanding contributions in Team India's T20 World Cup as well as 50-over World Cup triumphs. Yuvraj was Player of Tournament of World Cup 2011 with 362 runs and 15 scalps while Gambhir scored a match-winning 97 in final against Sri Lanka by anchoring Indian run chase after early loss of star openers Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag.