The former batter and BJP politician will take charge of the Indian team following Rahul Dravid’s decision to step away.
India’s cricket board has named Gautam Gambhir as lead trainer of the men’s group, with the previous opener taking over from Rahul Dravid, entrusted with expanding on their new World Cup win.
Gautam Gambhir
“It is with massive joy that I invite Mr Gautam Gambhir as the new Lead trainer of the Indian Cricket Crew,” Jay Shah, secretary of the Leading body of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said in a proclamation on Tuesday.
The 42-year-old Gambhir takes over from batting extraordinary Dravid, who completed his spell with the T20 World Cup title in Barbados last month.
Gambhir scored in excess of 10,000 global runs during his 13-drawn out worldwide vocation for India since his ODI debut in 2003.
He is the main Indian – and one of four worldwide cricketers including Wear Bradman, Jacques Kallis and Mohammad Yousuf – to have scored hundreds of years in five progressive Test matches.
“Advanced cricket has developed quickly, and Gautam has seen this switching scene around close,” Shah included his post.
Gambhir, a left-given player who had a vital impact in India’s ODI World Cup win in 2011, as of late trained Kolkata Knight Riders to an Indian Chief Association (IPL) crown.
“Having persevered through the drudgery and succeeded in different jobs all through his vocation, I’m sure that Gautam is the best individual to control Indian cricket forward,” Shah added.
Gambhir answered to Shah’s assertion on X, saying he was “cheerful” to be important for the men’s cricket crew’s excursion.
It is with immense pleasure that I welcome Mr @GautamGambhir as the new Head Coach of the Indian Cricket Team. Modern-day cricket has evolved rapidly, and Gautam has witnessed this changing landscape up close. Having endured the grind and excelled in various roles throughout his… pic.twitter.com/bvXyP47kqJ
— Jay Shah (@JayShah) July 9, 2024
After he resigned from playing, the normally serious Gambhir took to editorial and afterward fiddled with governmental issues, turning into an official for Top state leader Narendra Modi’s Hindu-patriot Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
He quit governmental issues in Spring to join IPL’s Kolkata, a group he prompted two titles in 2012 and 2014.
Gambhir presently assumes control over a group with increased assumptions after their T20 win, their fourth World Cup title and their most memorable significant crown since the 2013 Bosses Prize.
India’s white-ball visit through Sri Lanka in late July will be Gambhir’s most memorable task as mentor of the public group.
India likewise anticipates a T20 commander after Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli resigned from the most brief organization not long after a completely exhilarating win over South Africa On the planet Cup last in Barbados on June 29.
Shah likewise offered his “earnest thanks and appreciation” to Dravid, finishing his training profession on a high.
“Under his direction, Group India arose as a predominant power across designs, including being delegated ICC Men’s T20 World Cup champions,” Shah said.
“His essential discernment, relentless endeavors to sustain ability and commendable initiative have imparted a culture of greatness inside the group and that is likewise the inheritance he abandons.”
Assumptions will be high given that India, under Dravid, additionally made the finals of the World Test Title and the 50-overs home World Cup a year ago.
“His arrangement as lead trainer denotes another section for Indian cricket,” said BCCI president Roger Binny.
“His experience, commitment, and vision for the game make him the best possibility to direct our group forward.
“We are certain that under his authority, Group India will proceed to succeed and do right by the country.”
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