India, Oct. 31 -- The Indian team, under Gautam Gambhir, has endorsed fearless cricket, and it has mostly paid off. The hero of the 2011 World Cup final has attempted to bring about a revolution with this thinking. From injecting a positive intent in the cricket the team plays to specifically looking to keep a right-hand left-hand combination throughout the batting order, Gambhir has chalked out some interesting strategies.

While most of these strategies have played out well, a particular call from Gambhir leaves a normal cricket fan confused. Just ahead of the Asia Cup 2025, India announced their T20I squad with Shubman Gill as the vice-captain. This meant that the active opener of the team at that stage, Sanju Samson, would have to sac...