Former India opener Gautam Gambhir’s wife Natasha penned a heart-warming message as he was appointed men’s cricket team’s head coach. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the Gambhir as Rahul Dravid’s successor. Gambhir proved his prowess as tactician after helping Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) win their third IPL title after a gap of 10 years.
Natasha took to Instagram and wrote on her story, “Because he deserves to lead… The coach of the Indian Team”.
Gambhir will start his tenure with the Men in Blue in the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka. He has never coached an international or Ranji team, but during his two-year stint as mentor at Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), he helped KL Rahul-led side qualify for playoffs twice. Then, he returned to his former franchise KKR and Shreyas Iyer’s side ended their decade-long trophy drought.
“Honoured and Excited “ - Gambhir expresses his reaction on social media
“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 Indians and I will do everything in my power to make these dreams come true!” Gambhir wrote on X.
Gambhir also replied Jay Shah on his tweet regarding the announcement and wrote, "Many thanks for your extremely kind words and constant support JayShah bhai. Elated to be a part of this journey! The entire team together will strive for excellence and newer heights.”
Gambhir’s support staff
After Gambhir’s appointment as head coach, Sports Tak learnt that he has recommended Abhishek Nayar’s name for the batting coach. He also pt forward Vinay Kumar’s name for bowling coach but the BCCI is also discussing Zaheer Khan and Lakshmipathy Balaji’s name for the role. In addition, fielding coach T Dilip whose tenure ended with head coach Rahul Dravid, batting coach Vikram Rathour and bowling coach Paras Mhambrey, is likely to reapply and retain his position.
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