India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir appreciated the dominant performance of his team in his clash of the Asia Cup 2025 group with Pakistan, but stressed that comparison with other parties in the competition was unnecessary. India on Sunday, September 14, sealed the commanding victory, and Pakistan limited to a modest sum before it comfortably persecuted it in Dubai.
The competition settings were overshadowed by political voltages. In April 2025, the terrorist attack Pahalgam claimed several lives, which caused nationwide grief. A month later, in May, the armed forces performed the Sindoor operation in the retaliation that He added another sensitivity to any sports competition in India-Pakistan. Gambhir, who is aware of the circumstances, began by offering condolences to the families of victims and praising the armed forces for their role in surgery.
“Good victory, there is a lot of cricket left,” Gambhir said Sony Sports Network transmitters. “And more importantly, as a team we wanted to show our solidarity towards victims, all families, and what they went through in an attack of Pahalgam. We also want to thank the armed forces for their success in the Sindoor operation. I’m sure we try and make the country proud and make them happy.”
Gambhir also pointed to the balance in his team and insisted that the poups had set the tone for the result, while the dough applied the finishing touches. Pakistan was associated with only 127, with Spin trio And Jasprit Bumhrah leads the accusation. The Indian pavement unit then ensured that Chase was never doubt.
“You couldn’t ask for better performance, especially how the pitchs bowed,” Gambhir said. “If you limit your opponents to 127, the way they have done all three spinners and bumh, then you will obviously return the launch lineup to chase it. The way we started was also important, and players do the right things day after day.”
“Honesty is for the coaching of the central”
Since he entered the role of head coach, Gambhir admitted that he had experienced maximum and minima, but stressed that honesty is central to his approach.
“I had my good days, I also had my bad days – that is coaching. The important thing is that if you can work sincerely in the dressing room, bring honest people, it’s very important. Honesty is needed to make an Indian cricket forward, whether inside the dressing room or outdoors, comment or studio.”
Looking forward Gambhir refused to sweep comparison with other teams in the tournament and insisted that its focus was only on the leadership of young Indian players India through a smooth transition.
“You can’t compare apples with oranges,” he explained. “Some people may not see the crossing clearly, but we have constantly supported the players, the support staff constantly supported them and we will have results in the future.”
Since India sails in group phases and philosophy of Gambhira strongly resonating in the group, the Asia Cup is formed into more than just a tournament. For Gambhira, it is about building a culture of honesty, resistance and collective pride – the values that it believes will transfer the Indian cricket to a successful future.
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Published:
Amar Pancker
Published on:
September 15, 2025
