‘Gautam Gambhir jyada lambe samay tak tik nahi payega’: India’s World Cup winner – WATCH | Cricket Information

NEW DELHI: Gautam Gambhir‘s tenure as Staff India’s head coach began on a excessive word because the Males in Blue, underneath new skipper Suryakumar Yadav, swept Sri Lanka 3-0 within the three-match Twenty20 Worldwide sequence. Gambhir was appointed as Rahul Dravid‘s successor and has been given a long-term contract, main the staff till the top of 2027.
After Dravid determined to not proceed following the T20 World Cup, Gambhir rapidly emerged because the frontrunner for the teaching place, particularly after returning to the Kolkata Knight Riders as a mentor for the Indian Premier League’s (IPL) 2024 version.Beneath his mentorship, KKR clinched their third IPL title in 2024.
Nevertheless, former India cricketer and 2007 T20 World Cup winner Joginder Sharma believes Gambhir might not final lengthy as head coach.
“Gautam Gambhir staff ko sambhalne waala hai lekin par mera ye manna hai ki Gautam Gambhir jyada lambe samay tak tik nahi payega (Gautam Gambhir is the one to handle the staff, however I imagine that Gautam Gambhir will be unable to remain for a very long time),” Joginder, usually remembered as an unsung hero of India’s 2007 T20 World Cup triumph, mentioned throughout a Shubhankar Mishra’s podcast.
“Kyunki Gautam Gambhir ke apne hello kuch faisle hote hain. Ho sakta hai kisi participant se man motaaw ho jaye. Mai Virat Kohli ki baat nahi kar raha hun. Gautam Gambhir ke faisle kai baar aise ho jaate hain ki dusro ko pasand nahi aate (It’s because Gautam Gambhir has his personal choices. It’d occur that he has a disagreement with a participant. I’m not speaking about Virat Kohli. Many instances, Gautam Gambhir’s choices are such that others don’t like them),” Joginder, who bowled the final title-winning over in India’s T20 World Cup win in 2007, mentioned.
“Gautam Gambhir seedhi baat karne waala hai. Wo kisi ke paas jaane waala nahi hai. Gautam Gambhir chaplusi karne waala banda nahi hai. Usko credit score dene waale hum log hain. Wo apna kaam karta hai, sacche dil se karta hai, badi imaandaari se karta hai. (Gautam Gambhir speaks straight. He’s not somebody who will go to anybody. Gautam Gambhir will not be an individual who flatters. We’re those who give him credit score. He does his work, does it sincerely, and does it with nice honesty),” he mentioned.

After India received the sequence 3-0 towards the Islanders, new coach Gambhir praised Suryakumar’s males for his or her tenacious Tremendous Over win within the low-scoring third T20I, which secured a sequence whitewash, however he additionally known as for constant enchancment on pitches that help sharp flip.
“Guys, congratulations on an important sequence win. Congratulations to Surya as nicely, excellent captaincy and efficiency with the bat. I requested for one thing earlier than the beginning of the sport, and also you completely delivered it. That is what occurs once you preserve combating and do not hand over,” Gambhir informed the staff in a dressing room chat shared by BCCI on ‘X’.
“These sorts of video games occur, and the one method these key video games can go in our favor is after we preserve combating for each supply and each run, and this was a primary instance,” he concluded.