India’s new head coach Gautam Gambhir will begin his new function with the tour of Sri Lanka, the place India will play three T20Is and three ODIs. Earlier than leaving for the tour, Gambhir gave a giant assertion and claimed that he had massive function to fill in and was wanting ahead to the function.
With senior gamers like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Ravindra Jadeja having retired from the T20I format after India’s T20 World Cup 2024 win, Gambhir may have a giant problem to make a pool of gamers for the 2026 T20 World Cup, to be held in India and Sri Lanka.
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“I’ve massive sneakers to fill in” – Gautam Gambhir
Earlier than leaving for Sri Lanka, Gautam Gambhir had his first press convention as India’s coach. Ajit Agarkar, the chief selector, was additionally current alongside Gambhir. Agarkar can also be set to go to Sri Lanka with the crew and focus on India’s future roadmap for the codecs.
“Crucial factor for me is they’ll all the time have my again. A contented dressing room is essential. I do not need to complicate issues. I am taking up a really profitable crew – the T20 world champions, the WTC runner-ups, and the ODI World Cup runner-ups. The concept is to go ahead from there,” Gautam Gambhir mentioned within the pre-departure press convention alongside Ajit Agarkar.
