Workforce India is all set to enter it is new period below the steering of former batter Gautam Gambhir, who has been appointed as the brand new head coach. Gambhir, who’s extensively in style for his aggressive and no-nonsense angle, can be starting his teaching tenure with an upcoming white-ball sequence in opposition to Sri Lanka. After Rahul Dravid‘s tenure ended with India’s triumph on the T20 World Cup 2024, everybody is keen is witness India’s efficiency below Gambhir’s mentorship. 

Not too long ago, former India wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik praised Gambhir’s aura. He acknowledged that the workforce is now more likely to bear some adjustments below the 2011 ODI World Cup winner. 

“He is an excellent chief. I feel he’ll convey two issues to the Indian workforce. One is the truth that he is an entire gamers’ man. He protects his gamers, and that is essential in worldwide cricket as a result of, at occasions, you may really feel lonely or abandoned in worldwide cricket when performances do not go your approach. So, Gambhir goes to try this,” he mentioned on Cricbuzz.

“And quantity two, he’ll positively convey a intelligent tactical angle to this Indian workforce. Very fierce, intense man, and I all the time preferred enjoying for the workforce and did no matter it took to win a sport of cricket,” he added.

Other than the 2011 ODI World Cup and 2007 T20 World Cup, Gambhir has gained two IPL trophies as a participant with Kolkata Knight Riders. Later in 2024, he joined KKR as a mentor and and went on to clinch the trophy. 

Speaking concerning the Sri Lanka sequence, Suryakumar Yadav has been appointed because the skipper for the T20Is, which is able to kick-start from July 27. After the retirement of Rohit Sharma from the T20Is, it was extremely anticipated that Hardik Pandya can be taking the captaincy however to everybody’s shock, Surya was appointed because the captain.

After the T20Is, India will tackle  Sri Lanka for 3 ODIs, led by Rohit Sharma. Apparently, younger batter Shubman Gill has been named because the vice-captain for each sequence.