BCCI may soon appoint Gautam Gambhir as the head coach of Team India. In such a situation, Gautam Gambhir is almost certain to become the head coach. The contract he will sign with the BCCI will continue till the 2027 ODI World Cup. Let us tell you here that Gautam Gambhir became the mentor of Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2024 this time and this decision proved to be a master stroke for the team. He played a big role in making Kolkata win the trophy. If Gautam Gambhir becomes the head coach of Team India, then Team India can get these 5 big benefits.
1. Winning a tournament like the World Cup
If Gautam Gambhir becomes the head coach, he will teach the Indian team players to win in big tournaments like the World Cup. Gautam Gambhir won the trophy for Team India by playing match-winning innings in the 2007 T20 World Cup final and the 2011 ODI World Cup final. Gambhir scored 75 runs against Pakistan in the 2007 T20 World Cup final. When he scored 97 runs against Sri Lanka in the 2011 World Cup final. Gautam Gambhir knows how to handle pressure in big matches like the World Cup final. If he becomes the coach, Team India can perform well in tournaments like the World Cup.
2. Bench strength will be strengthened
Gautam Gambhir is a very smart cricket strategist. If he becomes the coach, the bench strength of Team India will be strong. Whenever a major player of Team India gets injured in a big world tournament or foreign series, any young player who replaces him is capable of changing the course of the match on his own. Gautam Gambhir can prepare many match winners for the Indian team under his coaching. In such a situation, Team India will rely only on one or two big players.
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India plays with almost the same team in all three formats, Test, ODI and T20. Gautam Gambhir can prepare a different Team India for each format under his coaching. With this formula of Gautam Gambhir, the workload of Team India players will also be managed very well. Having a separate team for each format will keep the players fresh and prevent injuries.
4. The record of winning abroad will improve
Team India has won the Test series in Australia twice but they have not won any Test series in South Africa. The biggest test of Gautam Gambhir's coaching career will be to win the Test series on South African soil. Apart from this, the Indian team has not won a Test series in England and New Zealand for a long time. Gambhir's arrival will bring aggression in Team India which can bring it success in cricket on the soil of England and New Zealand. Team India's record of winning on foreign soil may improve during Gambhir's coaching career.
5. Players like Virat and Rohit will be ready
Currently, the Indian team is dependent on two big stars like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Gautam Gambhir can prepare future big players under his coaching who will become Team India's millionaires after the retirement of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. It will not be easy to prepare players like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. But Gautam Gambhir has the power to make every impossible thing possible.