Gautam Gambhir's childhood coach Sanjay Bharadwaj felt that the 42-year-old could bring the best out of his players. He praised Gambhir after his appointment as head coach and highlighted his skillet to coach a team.
Gautam Gambhir appointed as team India head coach. (Photo: X/Kolkata Knight RIders)
New Delhi,UPDATED: Jul 10, 2024 13:27 IST
The new era of Indian cricket began with Gautam Gambhir's appointment as Team India's head coach. Gambhir's childhood coach Sanjay Bharadwaj praised him and said that Gambhir has the ability to get the best of the players. He highlighted that Gambhir has all the qualities that will make him a great coach. Gambhir took over the reins of the Indian team on July 9, Tuesday, as Rahul Dravid stepped down as Team India's head coach after the T20 World Cup 2024 triumph.
What was an open secret was made official by the BCCI secretary Jay Shah, who took to 'X' to share the news of Gambhir's appointment. The 42-year-old's first assignment will be India's tour to Sri Lanka which will begin from July 27, where India will play 3 ODIs and 3 T20Is. Meanwhile, under Dravid, India reached the final of the World Test Championship and ODI World Cup 2023 and won the T20 World Cup 2024.
Gambhir era begins
"Gautam has the quality to bring the best out of his players. The job of a top coach is precisely that. Gauti knows his players well and can bring the best out of them, using them effectively.
"I feel, as a coach, he has the capability to take India to the pinnacle. He can do the job honestly without any bias and bring the best to Indian cricket. The (ODI) World Cup title which has eluded us for the last 13 years would now start coming," Bhardwaj told PTI.
India is my identity and serving my country has been the greatest privilege of my life. I’m honoured to be back, albeit wearing a different hat. But my goal is the same as it has always been, to make every Indian proud. The men in blue shoulder the dreams of 1.4 billion Indiansâ€æ pic.twitter.com/N5YyyrhXAI — Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) July 9, 2024
Bharadwaj has also produced India cricketers such as Amit Mishra, Unmukt Chand and Nitish Rana besides several Ranji players from Delhi. He reckoned that Gambhir has the ability to take up any challenge and succeed in his endeavour.
Jay Shah's special announcement
It is with immense pleasure that I welcome Mr @GautamGambhir as the new Head Coach of the Indian Cricket Team. Modern-day cricket has evolved rapidly, and Gautam has witnessed this changing landscape up close. Having endured the grind and excelled in various roles throughout hisâ€æ pic.twitter.com/bvXyP47kqJ — Jay Shah (@JayShah) July 9, 2024
"He always played with a challenge. Since he was 10, he had the winner's mentality. He always played to win. He never thought that he could lose a match. He was never in doubt.
"Gauti always had a sharp and astute observation power. Gautam has the ability to take up any challenge and then succeed in it," the veteran coach said about Gambhir, who played a crucial role in India lifting the ODI World Cup in 2011.
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Diya Kakkar
Published On:
Jul 10, 2024
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