Gautam Gambhir, at current, is the mentor of KKR© BCCI/Sportzpics
The watch for Indian cricket to search out out who the Rahul Dravid‘s successor as the boys’s workforce’s head coach can be, is more likely to finish quickly, with Gautam Gambhir reportedly all set to take up the duty. Gambhir’s title has been doing rounds within the Indian cricketing spectrum, along with his spectacular stint as mentor for Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 franchise seeing his shares rise. The Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) additionally appeared to be excited by a number of huge Australian names, in addition to different IPL coaches like Stephen Fleming and Andy Flower, for the position of head coach of the Indian workforce, however it’s Gambhir who appears to be forward of the remaining.
Gambhir’s title began getting mentioned as KKR produced an emphatic efficiency within the league stage of the IPL 2024, ending because the No. 1 facet. A couple of video games later, the Knight Riders defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad within the last to take the title house. After the ultimate, Gambhir additionally had a prolonged chat BCCI secretary Jay Shah. Although the content material of the chat is not recognized, the visals did gas speculations.
In accordance with a report in India As we speak, Gambhir is now set to interchange Dravid as Staff India’s head coach. Although Gambhir not too long ago took the position of KKR’s mentor, leaving his job with the Lucknow Tremendous Giants, one other IPL facet he had joined as a member of the teaching employees in 2022.
Although the previous India opener does not have any expertise of being the pinnacle coach of a nationwide facet, and even IPL, his position in taking KKR to IPL triumph this yr was reportedly sufficient for the BCCI to significantly take into account his title as Dravid’s successor.
The BCCI invited functions for the pinnacle coach’s position by Could 27, and is alleged to have acquired over 3000 types, together with some faux ‘Sachin Tendulkars’, ‘Narendra Modis’ and ‘Amit Shahs’. The board is more likely to being the method of interviewing shortlisted candidates quickly, with the Cricket Advisory Committee main that cost.
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