Gaitam Gambhir
Leader Online Desk : Former Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir will be interviewed by the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) for the post of head coach of the Indian cricket team today (18). Rahul Dravid will step down as head coach after the T20 World Cup. Gautam Gambhir has been appointed as the head coach after him.
Gautam Gambhir's appointment will be made official by the BCCI in the coming days. After being approached by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Gambhir has agreed to take over as head coach; But various demands have also been put forward, and it is reported that BCCI has accepted these demands.
Support staff selection rights and team changes too…
According to the report, Gautam Gambhir had demanded that we should have the right to choose who should be selected in the support staff. His demand has been accepted and the 'BCCI' will make an official announcement about Gambhir's appointment as head coach by the end of this month. Earlier, when Ravi Shastri was the head coach, Vikram Rathore was appointed as the batting coach in place of Sanjay Bangar. Even after Dravid replaced Shastri as head coach, Rathore managed to retain his place in the support staff. Currently Paras Mhambare and T Dilip are the bowling and fielding coaches respectively. According to the report, Gambhir will not only make changes in the support staff but also in the team.
In this year's IPL under the guidance of Gautam Gambhir, the Kolkata Knight Riders team has won the title. Gambhir's work as a coach has been appreciated. Speaking during a recent event, Gambhir had said that he would like to coach the Indian team. There is no greater honor than being the coach of your national team. You represent 140 crore Indians and people all over the world,” .