Gautam Gambhir‘s much-hyped appointment as head coach of the Indian cricket group was made official on Tuesday, with the previous opener changing Rahul Dravid for the highest job. The Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) additionally introduced that Gambhir will be part of the group for the upcoming white-ball tour of Sri Lanka later this month. BCCI’s Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC), comprising Ashok Malhotra, Jatin Paranjape, and Sulakshana Naik, unanimously beneficial Gambhir’s identify for the top coach job.
Gambhir, together with former India batter WV Raman, have been the one ones to seem for the interview. The 42-year-old is the youngest ever to be named as head coach of India.
In keeping with Hindustan Occasions, star batter Virat Kohli was not consulted by the BCCI earlier than Gambhir’s appointment was made public.
Kohli’s feisty on-field relationship with Gambhir is a secret to none. Each have been concerned in an unsightly spat throughout an IPL 2023 match in Lucknow.
Whereas the 2 embraced one another a number of occasions throughout IPL 2024, Kohli’s opinion wasn’t sought by the BCCI as he’s now not a part of the T20I set-up.
“There’s sufficient time for the 2 to have conversations over the desk. Nevertheless it was vital for the BCCI to take a look at the massive image with many kids prone to function within the coming years,” a BCCI official advised Hindustan Occasions.
Each Kohli and India captain Rohit Sharma introduced their retirement from T20Is after the T20 World Cup.
The report additionally added that star all-rounder Hardik Pandya, who’s main the race to turn into India’s subsequent T20I captain, was saved within the loop by the BCCI, so far as Gambhir’s appointment is worried.
Nonetheless, it will likely be attention-grabbing to see India captain Rohit Sharma’s relationship with Gambhir, particularly with the star batter confronting that he needed Dravid to proceed as head coach.
Stories have additionally claimed that each Rohit and Kohli have requested for prolonged breaks from BCCI, with the duo prone to miss Gambhir’s debut sequence as head coach in opposition to Sri Lanka.
India will play three T20Is and as many ODIs in opposition to Sri Lanka, beginning July 28.
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