Gautam Gambhir: The Board of Control for Cricket in India is currently looking for the new head coach of Team India. The tenure of the current head coach Rahul Dravid is ending after the T20 World Cup 2024. Meanwhile, the tour of Atalcon is also going on. From New Zealand's Stephen Fleming to many Australian legends, the names of Team India's next head coach have come up. But meanwhile, a person associated with Indian cricket has made it clear with his statement that former legendary batsman Gautam Gambhir will be the next head coach of India.

Gautam Gambhir is confirmed to be the new head coach

Actually, Team India's bowling coach Bharat Arun has created a stir with his statement. He says that Gautam Gambhir has all the qualities that make him a contender for the post of Team India's head coach. Bharat's statement has strengthened all those media reports, according to which BCCI wants to make Gautam the next head coach. But the final discussion on this is yet to be held. However, it is being told that BCCI has received more than 3000 applications for the post of new head coach of Team India.

Gautam Gambhir's record has been excellent

Gautam Gambhir has no coaching experience, but his record as a mentor in the IPL is excellent. He was the mentor of Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2022 and 2023 and the team qualified for the playoffs in both these seasons. After this, in IPL 2024, Gautam took over the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and this team not only made it to the playoffs but also won the title with pride.

He had a great career as a player too

Gautam Gambhir's career as an opening batsman in Team India was quite brilliant. He has represented India in all three formats of the game. He has scored 4154 runs in 58 Test matches at an average of 41.96. At the same time, he has played 147 matches in ODI format, in which his bat produced 5238 runs at an average of 39.68. Apart from this, Gambhir scored 932 runs in 37 T20 matches. The left-handed batsman has scored a total of 21 centuries and 63 half-centuries in international cricket.