File picture of Gautam Gambhir.© BCCI
Gautam Gambhir was on Tuesday named the pinnacle coach of the Indian cricket workforce. The Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah made the announcement on X (previously Twitter). The information was a lot anticipated as Gambhir was the front-runner for the position with ex-India batter WV Raman being the opposite contendor. The board ultimately picked Gambhir to exchange Rahul Dravid within the put up. After the announcement, Kolkata Knight Riders, the workforce that Gambhir mentored throughout Indian Premier League 2024, put an emotional put up on X.
“There isn’t any greater honour than teaching your nationwide workforce,” wrote KKR.
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) July 9, 2024
Below Gambhir’s mentorship, KKR received their third IPL title in 2024. KKR’s first two titles that got here in 2012 and 2014 had come below Gambhir’s captaincy.
BCCI president Roger Binny stated that Gautam Gambhir appointment as Staff India’s new head coach marks a brand new chapter.
Rahul Dravid’s tenure as head coach of Staff India got here to an finish after the conclusion T20 World Cup 2024. India received the distinguished title.
In a press release launched by BCCI, Roger Binny thanked former head coach Rahul Dravid for his good run with the Males in Blue. He added that Gambhir’s expertise made him the perfect candidate to information the workforce ahead.
“The Board wish to thank former Head Coach, Mr Rahul Dravid for his good run with the workforce. Staff India now embarks on a journey below a brand new coach – Mr Gautam Gambhir. His appointment as Head Coach marks a brand new chapter for Indian cricket. His expertise, dedication, and imaginative and prescient for the sport make him the perfect candidate to information our workforce ahead. We’re assured that below his management, Staff India will proceed to excel and make the nation proud,” Binny was quoted in a launch from BCCI as saying.
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