WATCH: Gautam Gambhir delivers powerful message to Team India after Oval Test win
'The way this series has panned out 2-2 is an outstanding result, congratulations to all. So remember, we will keep getting better, we will keep working hard, we will keep improving our areas – because if we keep doing that, we can dominate Test cricket for a very long period. People will come and go, but the culture of the dressing room should always be like that people want to be part of this culture, that is what we want to create,' Gambhir said in a Dressing Room BTS video shared by the BCCI.
Gambhir then went on to add: 'Good luck, enjoy yourself. You can take a couple of days off, and you deserve every bit of it. What you guys have achieved, you deserve every bit of it. Congratulations.'
Gambhir's speech comes after the young Test team, led by first-time captain Shubman Gill gave an impressive account of itself despite missing veteran stars like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin.
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The clip also showed Ravindra Jadeja hand over the Impact Player of the Series medal to Washington Sundar for his outstanding performance on the tour. Sundar finished the series with 284 runs, including an unbeaten 101 match-saving knock at Old Trafford in Manchester.
'Obviously, it is a great blessing to be playing four games on the trot in a place like England. Always wanted to do really well here. And as a team, just the way we went about, every single day was amazing. The energy we created especially from a fielding perspective, the energy we created, we were always there for each other. Thank you so much for everything,' Sudar said of his successful England tour.
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