IND vs SA ODIs | Gambhir: 'Batting order in white-ball format is overrated'
Updated On: 08 December, 2025 09:38 AM IST | Visakhapatnam | PTI
“In Test cricket, obviously, you’ve got to have a fixed batting order, but it [batting order] is very, very overrated [in white-ball formats],” Gautam Gambhir said
Gautam Gambhir addresses the media on Saturday. Pic/BCCI
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Gautam Gambhir’s penchant for shuffling cricketers has often come under sharp scrutiny, but the head coach insisted that “batting order is overrated” in white-ball cricket, strongly hinting of him sticking to his trusted ways.
Forced by the combination, Ruturaj Gaikwad, a genuine opener, had to bat at No. 4 in the just-concluded ODI series, while all-rounder Washington Sundar has been a perennial floater in the line-up. But Gambhir had his reasons. “I think in a one-day format, you should know the template that you want to play with. I’ve always believed that in white-ball cricket, batting orders are very overrated, except the opening combination,” said Gambhir.
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