New Delhi, July 22: Despite his meteoric rise to the top of ICC Test batting charts, India’s star opener Gautam Gambhir admits that maintaining consistency is becoming increasingly difficult given the hectic international schedule these days.
The elegant left-hander said failures were bound to come by as players need to constantly change their mindset from one format to the other in the cramped calendar.
Gambhir last week became only the sixth Indian to occupy the ICC Test top rankings in his fifth year of international cricket but the Delhi batsman said he cannot afford to get carried away with the achievement.
“Now a days we are playing so much cricket, which keeps changing in the three formats quickly. It’s difficult to consistently perform for anyone because we play so much of cricket, that too in changing format,” Gambhir told news agency in an interview today.
The 27-year-old opener, who made his international debut in November 2004 against Australia, was, nonetheless, excited about his Test numero uno status as well as the news of being recommended for Arjuna Awards, both coming in a space of one week.
“No one can expect to reach the top so soon and no one can plan it either. It just happens. But it’s really very exciting to be on top,” Gambhir said.
—–Agencies