Team India's new head coach Gautam Gambhir will start his tenure with the T20 series against Sri Lanka from July 27. He is working with the national team for the first time. Meanwhile, a big update has come about the player who played with Gautam Gambhir. This legendary player is also in the race to become the head coach of the team. This legend was considered the best all-rounder of his time.
This veteran player can also get the responsibility of head coach
The post of coach of the England cricket team has been in discussion for the last few days. It is believed that after the poor performance in the 2023 ODI World Cup and 2024 T20 World Cup, the team may soon get a new head coach. The current head coach of England in white ball cricket is Matthew Mott, who was appointed in May 2022. Mott's contract was for four years, out of which only two years have been completed. Now the name of former England captain Andrew Flintoff has also been included in the race to become the new head coach of England.
Andrew Flintoff's illustrious career
Andrew Flintoff is considered one of England's best all-rounders. Flintoff, who played 79 Tests and 141 ODIs for England, retired from international cricket in 2009. During his career, he scored 3845 runs and took 226 wickets in Tests. At the same time, he has 3394 and 169 runs in ODIs. Apart from this, he also played 7 T20 matches for England. In which Andrew scored 76 runs and took 5 wickets. During this brilliant career, he has been in the headlines due to his game as well as his behavior and many controversies.
Andrew Flintoff has recently been appointed the head coach of Northern Superchargers in The Hundred tournament. Flintoff will join the England team after the Hundred. In December 2022, Andrew Flintoff was a victim of a car accident. Andrew was shooting in Surrey when he had an accident. He was seriously injured then. There are still injury marks on his face.