Gautam Gambhir has become the head coach of the Indian men's cricket team. He will take charge of the team from the first Sri Lanka tour. Jay Shah, secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, announced Gambhir's appointment as the head coach on social media on July 09. Now the supporting staff is yet to be announced. It has not yet been decided who will be the batting coach, bowling coach and fielding coach in Gambhir's coaching staff. Meanwhile, the name of a foreign legend has been included in the race to become the bowling coach of Team India, who has also worked with the Pakistan team.

This veteran joined the race to become the bowling coach of Team India

Former South African fast bowler Morne Morkel has joined the race to become the new bowling coach of Team India. According to a report by Cricbuzz, Gambhir has asked the Board of Control for Cricket in India to consider Morkel for the post of bowling coach. Morne Morkel now lives in Australia and has worked with many teams as a coach. Gambhir and Morkel have also worked together in the IPL. Both these veterans worked for Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL. At the same time, Morkel was a part of the same team even after Gambhir joined Kolkata Knight Riders last season.

Have worked with Pakistan team

Morne Morkel was the coach of the Pakistan team during the ODI Cup held in India last year, but after the poor performance of the team, he left his post a few months before his contract with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) ended. Let us tell you, many names have come up so far in the race to become the new bowling coach of Team India. Lakshmipathi Balaji and Vinay Kumar had also come up earlier. At the same time, now a report has also claimed that BCCI is considering former Indian bowler Zaheer Khan for this role.

The illustrious career of Morne Morkel

39-year-old Morne Morkel retired from international cricket in 2018. He played 86 Test matches, 117 ODIs and 44 T20 matches for South Africa in his career. During this time, Morne Morkel took 309 wickets in Tests, 188 wickets in ODIs and 47 wickets in T20s. He also participated in the IPL as a player.