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The newly-appointed Indian cricket team head coach Gautam Gambhir will begin his tenure with the tour of Sri Lanka which consists of 3 T20Is and 3 ODIs. Ahead of the T20I series starting Saturday, Gambhir had his first practice session with the cricketers since his appointment.
As Gautam Gambhir moves from being the mentor of the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to the head coach of Team India, messages of congratulations have been flying in from many places. One such person who has messaged Gambhir is current KKR head coach Chandrakant Pandit, who worked alongside Gambhir as the franchise lifted the IPL 2024 trophy. Pandit - a six-time Ranji Trophy winner - revealed his interaction with Gambhir, and also gave his thoughts on KKR assistant coach Abhishek Nayar potentially joining Gambhir on the way out.
Newly-appointed Indian cricket team head coach Gautam Gambhir posted an emotional farewell note to Kolkata Knight Riders and its fans. Gambhir was the mentor for KKR in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 and with him at the helm, they went on to win the title after defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad in an one-sided final. Gambhir's connection with the franchise goes even further back as the former India batter captained the side to two IPL trophies in 2012 and 2014. With Gambhir starting his journey with Team India from the upcoming series against Sri Lanka, he took to social media to thank the KKR fans.
Young Kolkata Knight Riders batter Angkrish Raghuvanshi faced severe criticism from fans on social media after he tried to mock India's badminton sensation Saina Nehwal. Raghuvanshi made his IPL debut in 2024 and had a memorable outing with the bat. In 10 innings, he scored 163 runs at a strike rate of 155.24. Raghuvanshi's statement came after Nehwal claimed that sports like badminton, tennis, basketball are physically tougher than cricketers She also criticised the Indian fans for always prioritising cricket over the other sports.
Gautam Gambhir will make his highly-anticipated debut as head coach of the Indian team during the upcoming white-ball tour of Sri Lanka, starting July 26. Gambhir's appointment as head coach was made official earlier this week, after Rahul Dravid's tenure came to an end last month following the T20 World Cup triumph. Gambhir arrives at the helm with high expectations, especially after he masterminded Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) IPL-winning campaign earlier this year. The former India opener developed a great partnership with head coach Chandrakant Pandit and captain Shreyas Iyer as KKR ended a 10-year wait to lift the IPL title.
The highest-paid player in Indian Premier League (IPL) history, Mitchell Starc had some troubled time in the 2024 season with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), especially when the season wasn't going as planned for him. However, the Australian pace icon redeemed himself in the knockouts phase of the campaign, delivering match-winning performances with the ball. He was crucial to KKR's title-winning season, proving the owners right as the team lifted its third IPL title in history. However, even after KKR had won the title, Starc wasn't luck enough to have his salary reminders completely eliminated.
Gautam Gambhir was on Tuesday named the head coach of the Indian cricket team. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah made the announcement on X (formerly Twitter). The news was much expected as Gambhir was the front-runner for the role with ex-India batter WV Raman being the other contendor. The board eventually picked Gambhir to replace Rahul Dravid in the post. After the announcement, Kolkata Knight Riders, the team that Gambhir mentored during Indian Premier League 2024, put an emotional post on X.
Gautam Gambhir was appointed the new Indian cricket team head coach as Rahul Dravid's tenure came to an end following the T20 World Cup 2024 triumph. Gambhir, who is well known for his passionate and disciplinarian approach to coaching, was the mentor of Lucknow Super Kings in 2022 and 2023 before joining Kolkata Knight Riders in 2024 - a partnership that resulted in the IPL 2024 title win. Following the announcement, LSG shared a spoof video showing Gambhir's first practice session as the Indian cricket team head coach. The video featured old footage from the time when he was a part of the franchise and also a special appearance from fast bowler Mohsin Khan.