Kohli did not get a place in Gambhir’s coaching, so Pujara-Rahane were brought back, Team India announced for Bangladesh Test series!

Rahul Tiwari

khelja|02-07-2024

Gautam Gambhir: With the conclusion of the T20 World Cup, Rahul Dravid's tenure as head coach of the Indian cricket team has ended. In such a situation, the name of former Team India opener batsman and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) mentor Gautam Gambhir is being discussed a lot as the new head coach of the Indian cricket team.

It is being speculated that the BCCI has agreed on the name of Gautam Gambhir as the next head coach of Team India. However, Gautam Gambhir has some of his own conditions and he wants a free hand in the team. Due to this, Virat Kohli has retired from T20I and even after winning the T20 World Cup, Team India captain Rohit Sharma has also suddenly announced his retirement from T20I. At the same time, Gautam Gambhir is often seen saying that there should be a new T20 team in T20I.

Gautam Gambhir got it done Pujara and Rahane return to the team

Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane
Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane

If Gautam Gambhir is appointed as the next head coach of the Indian cricket team, then the return of test specialists Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane to the Indian cricket team is certain. Both the players have been working hard for some time now. Along with this, Ajinkya Rahane is currently a part of the County Championship and ODI Cup in England and is preparing for his return to Team India.

Pujara-Rahane statistics

Cheteshwar Pujara recently scored his 65th century in first class and now he is behind only Sachin Tendulkar and Sunil Gavaskar in this matter. In such a situation, if Gambhir becomes the coach, then his return is certain. Cheteshwar Pujara has played 103 test matches for Team India and has scored 7195 runs at an average of about 44. At the same time, Ajinkya Rahane has scored 5077 runs in 85 test matches for Team India at an average of 38.

This could be the 15-member Indian team against Bangladesh

Team: Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jaspreet Bumrah. Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav and Shubman Gill.

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