Gambhir: There Is No Word Like Fear in My Dictionary After India Seal T20I Series

India head coach Gautam Gambhir delivered a blunt message about his team’s mindset after the tourists wrapped up the five-match T20I series against New Zealand 3-2, insisting that fear has no place in his side’s vocabulary.

“There is no word like ‘dar’ (fear) in my dictionary and directory,” Gambhir said at the post-series press conference, underlining the aggressive approach he wants India to carry into every contest.

India had raced into an unassailable 3-0 lead before New Zealand fought back to win the final two matches, and Gambhir pointed to the team’s willingness to embrace pressure rather than retreat from it as the defining feature of the series win.

Room to improve

Stand-in captain Shreyas Iyer was more measured in his assessment, conceding that bowling and fielding remain areas of concern after India lost the last two games of the series.

A series won away from home

For all the late wobble, a 3-2 away series win gives India a strong platform as the tour moves into the ODI leg, with the first one-dayer already banked in Auckland.

Source: Times of India