India head coach Gautam Gambhir is not perturbed by T20I skipper Suryakumar Yadav’s poor form, saying “failures are inevitable” when the team is focussed on an ultra-aggressive brand of cricket.

While India won the Asia Cup last month in the UAE under his captaincy, Suryakumar’s own form with the bat left a lot to be desired as he managed just 72 runs in seven innings. However, he has Gambhir’s backing. “Honestly, Surya’s batting form doesn’t concern me because we have committed to an ultra-aggressive template in our dressing room. When you embrace this philosophy, failures are inevitable,” Gambhir said during a discussion on JioHotstar. “It would be easy for Surya to score 40 runs off 30 balls and avoid criticism, but we have collectively decided that it’s acceptable to fail while pursuing this approach.”