Gautam Gambhir: Former Indian opener Gautam Gambhir has been appointed as the next head coach of Team India by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Now Gambhir has replaced Rahul Dravid and in such a situation, the post of mentor of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) has become vacant and now it will be interesting to see who takes up this post.

If the news coming till now is to be believed, Dravid can take his place but now a big information has come to light, in which it has been told that not Dravid but a close friend of Gambhir can take his place.

Rahul Dravid's name came forward

Former Indian head coach Rahul Dravid coached Team India from 2021 to 2024 and during this time he made Team India the champion in the T20 World Cup 2024. With this, he bid farewell by making India the world champion in his last match.

After this, a report from News18 came out that the world champion coach could become the mentor of the team in place of Gautam in KKR. However, now his name has been pushed back and the name of a friend of Gambhir has come forward.

Gambhir's friend will become KKR's mentor

In fact, Gautam made Kolkata champion in the very first year of his tenure as a mentor. After this, it was almost certain that he would become India's next coach. In such a situation, now that the post of mentor has become vacant, former South African all-rounder Jacques Kallis can replace Gambhir.

Kallis has worked with the Kolkata team before. According to a report in The Telegraph, KKR's team management has contacted Kallis and wants to make him their mentor. In such a situation, Jacques Kallis can now become the new mentor of Kolkata in place of Gambhir.

Jacques Kallis has played for KKR

Let us tell you that Kallis has been associated with Kolkata earlier also and he has played with the team as a player from 2011 to 2014. During this time Gautam Gambhir was the captain of the team and he made the team champion under his captaincy in the years 2012 and 2014.

Not only this, Kallis has also taken charge of the coaching staff of Kolkata before and he has played the role of head coach of KKR from 2016 to 2019 and now the former African player can become the next mentor of Kolkata.