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Gautam Gambhir has been appointed as the new head coach of Team India after the completion of Rahul Dravid's tenure. Gautam Gambhir will be seen handling his responsibilities on the Sri Lanka tour. Meanwhile, former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has given his reaction on Gautam Gambhir being made the head coach.
Shahid Afridi reacted
In an interview, Shahid Afridi talked about Gautam Gambhir becoming the coach. Meanwhile, he said, 'I think he has a great opportunity. Now it will depend on him how he takes advantage of this opportunity. Sometimes we see his reactions in interviews and he says a lot of positive things.
Both players keep targeting each other
Gautam Gambhir and Shahid Afridi had a lot of heated exchanges on the field. During the T20 match played between India and Pakistan in 2007, both the players came face to face on the field. Apart from this, in 2009 also, there was a fight between the two players during the match. Even after retirement, both the players keep targeting each other with their statements.
KKR won the IPL title
This time in IPL, Gautam Gambhir was seen in the role of mentor of KKR. Under his supervision, KKR won the IPL title after ten years. Since then, there was a demand to make him the coach of Team India.