The 3 T20 and 3 ODI cricket series between India and Sri Lanka is starting from July 27. In this series, Team India will play under the leadership of its new head coach Gautam Gambhir. Gautam Gambhir has been appointed in place of Rahul Dravid. Rahul Dravid's tenure ended in the final match of T20 World Cup 2024. After this, BCCI has handed over the responsibility of this post to Gautam Gambhir.
Along with the head coach of Team India, the tenure of batting, bowling and fielding coaches has also ended. In such a situation, for the last several days, there has been a lot of discussion about who will be in Gautam Gambhir's coaching staff, the picture of which has now become almost clear.
Indian team will leave on Monday
The Indian team will leave for Colombo from Mumbai on a charter flight at 1 pm on Monday. Before this, the BCCI will formally announce Gautam Gambhir as the new head coach. For this, a plan has been prepared to hold a press conference at a five-star hotel in Andheri, Mumbai on July 22. Captain Rohit Sharma and T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav are also likely to be present in this press conference.
He was nominated for fielding coach
The tenure of T Dilip, who has been the fielding coach of Team India till now, is expected to be extended again. T Dilip has made his mark as a fielding coach and his atmosphere in the dressing room is good. Looking at his bonding with the players, it is being said that T Dilip will be the next fielding coach of Team India. T Dilip will also leave for Colombo with the Indian team on Monday.
Who is the next name among bowling coaches?
The picture is still not clear about the new bowling coach. It is being said that the name of South African bowler Morne Morkel is leading in this race, all doubts about the new bowling coach will be cleared in the next 1 to 2 days. Morne Morkel has worked with Gautam Gambhir in the Lucknow Super Giants team for 2 years.
Who can become an assistant coach?
According to a report, both Abhishek Nair and Ryan Ten Doeschate will be appointed as assistants to Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir. Abhishek Nair is also camping in Mumbai. Abhishek Nair is considered to be a trusted friend of Gautam Gambhir. It is said that apart from Gautam Gambhir, Abhishek Nair has also been the mainstay of Kolkata Knight Riders' success in the IPL. Players like Varun Chakraborty and Venkatesh Iyer credited Abhishek Nair for the Knight Riders' title win last season.