India needs Gauti now more than it ever needed !

A crumbling defeat at the Rose Bowl after a towering victory at Lord’s has made the Indian think tank to look back at its old veteran Gautam Gambhir. This loss seems to sting every Indian cricket lover even more because of the fact that an inexperienced spinner like Moeen Ali did this to them that to on Overseas conditions. Former captain Sourav ganguly has already expressed his strong opinions about including “Gauti” in the playing eleven. The current Indian Test team has a lot of potential but what it seriously lacks is somebody in the team who has played for a good time in lush green pitches. Gautam Gambhir is the perfect answer for all its woes. Gautam Gambhir had stormed into the Test team as somebody who can give a solid start to the innings. Together with Sehwag they formed a formidable pair.
A lacklustre performance in a couple of tests saw him sidelined from the team. Some say it was a little harsh on the man ,who was one of the mainstays of the Indian team in the last world cup and the unsung hero of its final, as he was given very less time to get back to his form. More importantly this was the time when players like Shikhar Dhawan and Murali Vijay were not just knocking but barging on the doors. Every match they played well was like a nail in the coffin for Gambhir’s career. A sudden slump in Dhawan’s form and an overall inexperience in the side ; a perfect time for Gambhir to enter into the scene and cement a place back for himself. The fragility of the Indian batting lineup was exposed last week at Southampton. It was not because of a very good bowling attack but a mediocre batting performance. Today, we have no Ganguly, Tendulkar, Laxman and Dravid who have had 100+ test caps to guide the team. So, somebody like Gautam Gambhir, who has a fair enough experience of bouncy pitches and who has proved himself in such conditions is the need of the hour.
But this would also mean that is probably a last chance for Gautam Gambhir to make his mark. His inclusion in the Test side was because of a good performance in the IPL or maybe the selectors had thought that a situation like Southampton might arise and was keeping all its arsenals at its disposal. Whatever maybe the case, the entire country is looking upto Gambhir to give India a solid start and live to his name and the recent hype around him, if he is included ahead of Dhawan in the side. India needs Gambhir and Gambhir needs a chance to prove himself. A perfect symbiosis could happen if all the cards are played well by Duncan Fletcher. The fourth test at Manchester is definitely going to be a match to watch out for with the series evenly poised and both teams ready to take the leap.