Indian cricket team head coach Gautam Gambhir held his first press conference with chief selector Ajit Agarkar. Both answered many questions in this press conference. At the same time, head coach Gambhir also talked about his support staff. Gambhir made it clear that his support staff can also include Netherlands’ veteran all-rounder Ryan ten Doeschate. Apart from this, he also revealed about the assistant coach. So let’s know what Gautam Gambhir said about the support staff.
Gambhir made it clear that the support staff will be finalized only after the Sri Lanka tour. In the press conference, apart from Ryan ten Doeschate, he also talked about Abhishek Nayar. Gambhir said, “We cannot decide right now. But Ryan and Abhishek are people with whom I have worked. I have got very good feedback about the players as well as other people.” In such a situation, it will be interesting to see which legends are seen in Gambhir’s support staff after the Sri Lanka tour.
Gambhir became head coach after Rahul Dravid
Gautam Gambhir has replaced Rahul Dravid as head coach. Rahul Dravid’s tenure as head coach ended after the 2024 T20 World Cup. After Dravid, BCCI finalized Gambhir as head coach.
Sri Lanka tour will start from July 27
It is worth noting that Team India will play a three-match T20 series on the Sri Lanka tour from July 27, Saturday. The T20 series will end on Tuesday, July 30. Then after this the 3-match ODI series will start. The first match of the ODI series will be played on August 02, Friday.
The last match of the ODI series will be played on Wednesday, August 07. All the matches of the T20 series will be played at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Pallekele, while all three matches of the ODI series will be played at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.