The goal of head coach Gambhir is to turn back time and revive Indian cricket's use of part-time bowlers.

Riyan Parag played all three matches in Gautam Gambhir's maiden series as head coach of India because of his minor spin ability. With just nine runs needed to win, Rinku Singh delivered the last over before skipper Suryakumar Yadav arrived to bowl the final over. All of this just a coincidence?

When Gautam Gambhir joined the Indian squad in 2003, the majority of the country's batsmen were bowlers. Although Yuvraj Singh, Virender Sehwag, Sourav Ganguly, and Sachin Tendulkar formed the squad mostly on their batting, their bowling saved India in a number of scenarios. This trend persisted into the next ten years, and India's victory in the ODI World Cup was partially attributed to these abundance of bowling options. Yuvraj, who finished with 343 runs and 11 wickets, was named the "Player of the Tournament."

Suresh Raina was the last genuine hitter in the Indian lineup who could roll his arm, so the trend died a gradual death. The final player to get the ball was Kedar Jadhav, who didn't receive it as frequently as Raina did. Great hitters like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, and Shikhar Dhawan have been a member of the squad for at least five years in the past ten years, but none of them have ever been able to give squad India the upper hand with the ball.