India, June 25 -- Gautam Gambhir has come to the defence of India's raw pace unit after the side's five-wicket defeat to England in the opening Test at Headingley. The Indian head coach acknowledged the visible gaps in the bowling attack beyond Jasprit Bumrah but strongly urged that judgment after every match could derail the growth of young players. India, who had posted 471 in the first innings, failed to protect a 371-run target as England coasted home comfortably on Day 5.

"This pace attack comprises of one bowler who has played four Tests (Prasidh Krishna), there is another who has played two Tests (Harshit Rana) and one who hasn't played a Test (Arshdeep Singh)," Gambhir said after the loss.

"In ODIs, it doesn't matter, but on tou...