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  • All-Rounder Rishi Dhawan Announced Retirement From Limited Overs Cricket; Rishi Dhawan Career Stats

    All-Rounder Rishi Dhawan Announced Retirement From Limited Overs Cricket; Rishi Dhawan Career Stats

    Rishi Dhawan Stats: Indian bowling all-rounder Rishi Dhawan announced his retirement from Indian limited-overs cricket. This brings to an end an almost 18-year-long career of one of the most prolific domestic cricketers in India.

    Rishi Dhawan Stats

    Today, we will examine his career stats across different formats and levels. Making his debut in 2007, Dhawan played 134 domestic and franchise-level T20s, taking 117 wickets at an average of 26.44 and scoring 1739 runs at an average of 30.

    Out of those, 39 matches were played in the IPL over 10 years, in which he took 25 wickets and scored 210 runs while playing for sides like the Punjab Kings, Mumbai Indians, and Kolkata Knight Riders, winning the competition with MI in 2013.

    The Himachal Pradesh-born cricketer, who represented his home state in domestic cricket, also played 134 List A games, taking 186 wickets at an average of 29.74 and scoring 2906 runs with an average of 38.23.

    Check Out: Rishi Dhawan Announces Retirement 

    The last stop in any domestic cricket career is Class cricket in the Ranji Trophy. While playing domestic cricket in the whites with a red ball, Rishi Dhawan played 98 games, in which he took 353 wickets at an average of 27.22 and scored 4824 runs at an average of 42.31.

    And in what is surely the highlight of his career, Rishi represented India four times in his career. He played three ODIs for the Indian Cricket Team in 2016 against Australia, taking only one wicket in those matches. He also played a T20I against Zimbabwe, in which he took one wicket as well. 

    Rishi Dhawan Announces Retirement 

    “It’s with a heavy heart, even though I have no regrets, that I’d like to announce my retirement from Indian cricket (Limited over). It’s a sport that has defined my life for the past 20 years. This game has given me immeasurable joy and countless memories that would always stay very close to my heart,” he announced in a social media post.

    “I want to take a moment to show my gratitude towards the opportunities that were given to me by Board of Control of Cricket in India (BCCI), Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA), Punjab Kings, Mumbai Indians, and Kolkata Knight Riders. I would like to thank all of my coaches, mentors, teammates, and support staff for the valuable contributions you have made to shaping me into the person I am today,” he went on to write.

    “To all the fans, you have been the blood and soul of this game for me. Your cheers and chants will always be close to my heart. I will forever cherish the love and adulation that you have showered upon me. Thank you so much, because your support makes cricket truly special. The last but not the least is my family. It would not have been possible for me to achieve, live, or even dream of any of this without them. My unwavering support and love from them have truly driven me forward in life and in the game of cricket,” he concluded.

    A retirement from limited-overs cricket suggests that he will still be available to play in first-class cricket, that being the Ranji Trophy for Himachal Pradesh. But that is not known at the moment.

    Check Out: Rishi Dhawan Stats

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  • “The Earlier They Gel With Him… The Better” Ashish Nehra Comments On Senior Players Dealing With New Head Coach Gautam Gambhir

    “The Earlier They Gel With Him… The Better” Ashish Nehra Comments On Senior Players Dealing With New Head Coach Gautam Gambhir

    Former Indian cricketer Ashish Nehra has commented on Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma being a part of the India squad against Sri Lanka, pointing out that it is the quickest way for the senior players to ingratiate themselves with new national team head coach Gautam Gambhir.

    Kohli and Rohit were most recently a part of team India that played in and won the 2024 T20 World Cup. While Sharma was the team’s highest run scorer and led the team from the front as the captain, Virat played a brilliant inning in the final and was the Player of the Match in the tournament’s ultimate game.

    Following the final win against South Africa, both Virat and Rohit announced their retirement from T20Is, ending their career in the format on a high note.

    Check Out: Ashish Nehra On Senior Players In Squad Vs SL

    While they are still a big part of the ODI team, many believed that such senior players, as has been the case in recent tours to Sri Lanka, would not be a part of the squad. But that is not the case.

    With Gambhir coming in as the new head coach of the Indian National Cricket Team, winds and personnel might be shifting for the national team. The upcoming tour to Sri Lanka will be his first one as the coach.

    In the 15-man squad announced for the three-match ODI series, both Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are included and will likely play all three matches.

    Ashish Nehra On Senior Players In Squad Vs SL

    Ashish Nehra, who has not only played cricket for Delhi alongside Kohli and Gambhir, recently suggested that senior players being in the team against Sri Lanka is a good thing, as it is a chance for them to gel with the new coach, one who has had tiffs with Virat in the past.

    In a recent interview with Sports Tak, Nehra discussed the two senior-most Indian players being a part of the squad in the upcoming ODIs.

    “The good thing is, even though there is a chance that Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli don’t play in the major 50-over tournaments coming up, they are still there for this series in Sri Lanka. Gautam Gambhir has come as a new coach, and the earlier they gel with him inside that dressing room environment, the better, regardless of whether they knew each other for many years before that or not. So I like that they are playing the ODIs,” he said.

    Nehra, who is currently the coach of the Gujarat Titans in the IPL, also reasoned that young players spending time with senior players is yet another advantage of this situation, adding,

    “Many a time it happens that after a major tournament like the World Cup, you would want to give youngsters more chances. India already has a good pool of players for white-ball cricket, and so the more time these youngsters spend time with Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, the better it is for them.”

    While there will be a three-match India vs Sri Lanka ODI series, the tour will start with a three-T20I series, the first of which will be played in the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on July 27 at 7 PM.

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  • R Ashwin Reveals the Go-To Person India Had During Troubles

    R Ashwin Reveals the Go-To Person India Had During Troubles

    R Ashwin is a legend of the game. He has been playing cricket for a long time. He has known the generations the Indian team has gone through. Recently, in an interview, Ashwin revealed the troubleshooter, the go-to person for Team Indian whenever the team was in trouble.

    Ashwin Reveals the Problem Solver of Team India

    According to Ashwin, it was Rahul Dravid whom the decision-makers used to turn to whenever India needed help. The coach who recently led India to the T20 World Cup glory, the first one in 11 years since the Champions Trophy win in 2013, was a problem solver back then as well as when he was a player.

    “My moment was when Virat Kohli called up Rahul Dravid to take the World Cup trophy. I saw David crying and hugging the trophy. In 2007, he was the Indian captain of the ODI team that failed in the World Cup, and Rahul left the post. He has been with the Indian team. Whenever India performs poorly or lose a match, the decision makers look for Dravid to find the solution.”

    “I know what he did with the team in the past 2-3 years. I know what he has given to each player by closely working with them. Even at home, he has been planning to make things work.”

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  • “Don’t Want To Have A Relationship Of Head Coach And Player” Gautam Gambhir On How He Wants To Run Indian Dressing Room

    “Don’t Want To Have A Relationship Of Head Coach And Player” Gautam Gambhir On How He Wants To Run Indian Dressing Room

    Gautam Gambhir doesn’t wish to have a strict coach-player relationship in the Indian dressing room. Instead, the new India head coach asserted the importance of giving the players full freedom. 

    In his first press conference as India’s new head coach, before departing for Sri Lanka, Gambhir spoke about his modus operandi as a coach, something which he adopted while propelling Kolkata Knight Riders to the IPL 2024 title in the role of a mentor.

    On Monday, Gambhir said,

    “It is very simple. It is important to give players freedom – that’s what I believe in – and not have a relationship of a head coach and a player.”

    Check Out: Reason Behind Hardik Pandya Not Being Vice Captain

    I Am Taking Over A Very, Very Successful Team – Gautam Gambhir

    Gambhir, a two-time World Cup winner with India and a two-time IPL winning captain with KKR, admitted that he’s taking a highly successful Indian team from his predecessor, Rahul Dravid, under whom India reached the final of ICC World Test Championship, World Cup 2023, and T20 World Cup 2024, winning the T20 WC recently in Barbados.

    The 42-year-old India head coach aims to run things in an uncomplicated and a smooth manner.

    “The best relationship is one built on trust. The most important thing is they’ll always have my backing. I don’t complicate too many things. I am taking over a very, very successful team – India are T20 world champions, have been runners-up in the World Test Championship and the 50-overs World Cup,” he added.

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    India will tour Sri Lanka for three T20Is and as many ODIs before hosting Bangladesh and New Zealand for Test matches.

    The first major assignment of Gambhir will come at the end of the year in Australia in a five-match Test series.

    Gambhir asserted,

    “A happy dressing room is a winning dressing room. Ultimately it is the players’ team, the support staff is there to try and get the maximum out of their potential.”

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  • “We Want Him To” – Ajit Agarkar Reveals Reason Behind Hardik Pandya’s Ousting From T20I Vice-Captain Position

    “We Want Him To” – Ajit Agarkar Reveals Reason Behind Hardik Pandya’s Ousting From T20I Vice-Captain Position

    The Chairman of Team India’s selector’s committee, Ajit Agarkar, has revealed the reason behind Hardik Pandya being removed as the vice-captain of the Indian T20I side, citing the all-rounder’s availability as a reason.

    Now that Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja, and captain Rohit Sharma have retired from T20Is, Hardik is one of the seniormost players in the shortest format for the Men in Blue. Despite that, not only has he not been promoted to being the captain of the side, but he has also been demoted, so now he is not even the team’s vice-captain.

    Pandya was the vice-captain of the team that went into the 2024 T20 World Cup and won the whole thing without even losing a match. 

    Check Out: Reason Behind Hardik Pandya Not Being Vice Captain

    The performances of the star all-rounder, whose form in the IPL earlier in the year was poor, stood up to the occasion and was one of the team’s best players in the competition. He was even named in the T20 World Cup Team of the Tournament and was one of six Indians in that line-up.

    Despite his massive role in India winning their first World Cup in 13 years as the vice-captain of the team, Hardik Pandya has not been named as the second-in-command of the T20I team after Gautam Gambhir’s appointment as the head coach of the Indian National Cricket Team.

    It is Suryakumar Yadav who has instead been named the team captain. Whereas Shubman Gill, who wasn’t even in the squad for the T20 World Cup earlier this year, has been named vice-captain.

    Reason Behind Hardik Pandya Not Being Vice Captain

    Agarkar and Gambhir held a press conference today, where the two revealed a lot of information about the team and its future. In the press event, the selection committee head revealed the reason behind Pandya being snubbed for leadership roles on the T20I side, saying,

    “He (Hardik) is still a very important player for us, and we want him to be the player that he can be because those sorts of skill sets are very difficult to find. Fitness has been a challenge for him over the last few years, and then it becomes a bit more difficult for a coach or even us, the selectors.”

    Ajit Agarkar further went on to highlight that there is now some time before the next T20 World Cup, so the team-building for that tournament will not be rushed.

    “Now we have got a bit more time until the next T20 World Cup, where we can look at a few things. It is not rushed at the moment. He is an important player for us, and performances are more important. That was the thought behind it. Fitness is a clear challenge, and we want someone who is likely to be available more often than not,” he said.

    Despite being ousted from the vice-captain position, Hardik Pandya has been named in the squad for the upcoming three-match T20I India vs Sri Lanka series, the first match of which will be played on July 27 in the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy, Sri Lanka, at 7:00 PM.

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  • After Becoming India’s Coach, Gautam Gambhir Talks About His Relationship With Virat Kohli

    After Becoming India’s Coach, Gautam Gambhir Talks About His Relationship With Virat Kohli

    Gautam Gambhir gave his first press conference after taking charge of India’s men’s cricket team as the new head coach. In the presser, the usual questions of his relationship with Virat Kohli popped up.

    Gambhir Discusses His Relationship With Kohli

    Replying to the question Gambhir repeated his previous statements saying that his relationship with Kohli is not the business of the public and that discussing this on media is for pure TRP.

    “Good for the TRP, but my relationship is not public. What kind of relationship do I share with Virat Kohli, I think it is between two mature individuals.

    “On the field, everyone has got the right to fight for their own team, for their own jersey, and want to come back in a winning dressing room. But, at the moment, I think you are representing India and representing 140 crore Indians and I am sure we are going to be on the same page and try and make India proud.

    “I share a very good relationship off the field and we will continue to do that. But yes, to make it more public what kind of a relationship [we have] I think it is between two individuals.”

    Kohli and Gambhir had a chaotic history including the 2013 IPL and 2023 IPL. In 2023, Gautam Gambhir who was the mentor of LSG at the time, nearly had a physical fight with Kohli.

    Gambhir also mentioned that he has been having talks with Virat before and after taking charge of the national team. He also praised Kohli for being a world-class player he is. Gambir also kept optimism that both can work together well during the times ahead.

    “How many chats have I had with him, after my announcement or before my announcement, during the games, after the games – I think sometimes just because we want headlines – it is not important,” 

    “The most important thing right now is that we both have got to be working extremely hard to make India proud. And that is our job.

    “He is a thorough professional, he is a world-class athlete, he is a world-class player. I have always said that. I have huge respect for him as a player and it is going to continue. And hopefully we can work together really well.”

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  • Former Indian Chief Selector Criticizes Shubman Gill for Being Inconsistent

    Former Indian Chief Selector Criticizes Shubman Gill for Being Inconsistent

    India’s young guns thumped Zimbabwe in the recently finished T20I series. The squad had only 3 players that were selected for the T20 World Cup 2024: Sanju Samson, Yashaswi Jaiswal, and Shivam Dubey. The side was led by opener Shubman Gill.

    Gill’s start to the campaign as India’s captain was not so good, as Zimbabwe embarrassed India in the first match to go 1-0 in the 5-match series. But the Blues hit back and trashed the hosts in the rest of the four matches to clinch the series 4-1. 

    Former India Selector Criticizes Shubman Gill

    After the series, Gill has been praised for his captaincy while also getting some backlash for his poor form in the batting. Chief Selector Syed Saba Karim is one of the people who has this opinion.

    “While Shubman Gill performed admirably as captain, his batting lacked the consistency I had expected. As a young captain, the pressure of losing the first match was likely a contributing factor. However, Gill’s captaincy was commendable, even as his batting fell short of the high standards he has set for himself,” remarked Karim on Sony Sports.

    “Despite the challenges, Gill efficiently used his players. While Jaiswal scored runs, he did not get the opportunity to play in the World Cup. When a player hasn’t batted or played matches for an extended period, it’s difficult for them to immediately regain their form. Yet, we witnessed Jaiswal overcome these obstacles and excel,” he added.

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  • Godfather Of Indian Cricket: Top 3 Indian Players Who Could Be Called Godfathers

    Godfather Of Indian Cricket: Top 3 Indian Players Who Could Be Called Godfathers

    Now this is a new title. The godfather of cricket is a title not much used by fans and experts, but it is given to people who have done a lot for the sport in their own way.

    We all know that Sachin Tendulkar is the God of Cricket for his sheer brilliance with the bat. Having scored over 30000 international runs for India across a 24-year-log career, coupled with him arguably being the greatest batsman of all time makes him the God of this sport.

    But that is not what we are discussing today, unlike a god, a godfather’s influence, more than their own career, can be seen in the legacy they left behind and how they built players and teams around them.

    While yes, Sachin Tendulkar has left his indelible mark on Indian cricket, a godfather of Indian cricket is a leader who changed the culture of the team, and brought up and nurtured several more players. For a player to be the Godfather, they will likely be the team, captain, but not only that, their captaincy tenure would be long and influential.

    With all that being said, who are the three players who can be called godfather of cricket in India:

    The Godfather Of Indian Cricket: Top 3 Names

    3) Sunil Gavaskar

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    While It is Kapil Dev who went down in the history books as the captain of the World Cup-winning team in 1983, it was Sunil Gavaskar who led the side for most years in that era. In fact, Kapil’s tenure, which peaked with the World Cup triumph, lasted just over a year, with Gavaskar being named the captain before and after that.

    So why is Sunil Gavaskar a Godfather of Indian cricket? It has more to do with his influence on the team. The first batter to break the 10000 runs mark in Test cricket, in his time, the little master was considered the greatest batter since Don Bradman. One of the first global celebrities in India, Sunil Gavaskar played a massive role in cricket becoming the most popular sport in India, surpassing hockey somewhere in the 1970s.

    While yes, the likes of Ravi Shastri and Kapil Dev made their debuts under Gavaskar’s captaincy, it is obvious that it is his influence on cricket across the nation, the rise of India in cricket across the world under him, and his being the greatest batter of his era is what makes him godfather of Indian cricket.

    2) Sourav Ganguly

    Godfather Of Indian Cricket
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    We do not need to bestow the title of a cricket godfather upon Sourav Ganguly as he has a similar title of his own, Dada. Sourav Ganguly was arguably the most influential captain in Indian history before a certain wicketkeeper from Jharkhand showed up.

    Ganguly brought intensity and aggression into Indian cricket, one that was not present before. Considered ‘good boys’ of world cricket, the left-hander from Kolkata not only stood face to face with Australians who were famous for sledging and distracting players on the field, but he also influenced his team to do so as well. He even looked to bring players with a rebellious streak in them. 

    He also never saw eye-to-eye with BCCI. This might have cost him as well, as he was ousted from captaincy in 2006 because of his issues with the board. But this came full circle when he became the Chairman of the BCCI in 2019, thus making him the ultimate godfather of Indian cricket.

    Not only that, but Sourav Ganguly is also the godfather of young cricketers, as countless players made their debuts and were nurtured under him. The likes of MS Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh, and Zaheer Khan, names who would have a massive influence on Indian cricket of their own made their debuts under Dada. 

    Also, players like Virender Sehwag and Harbhajan Singh, who had made their debuts before Ganguly’s captaincy, realized their true potential and became mainstays of the team under him.

    But what might be Sourav Ganguly’s greatest legacy in cricket which makes him the Godfather of Indian cricket is his role in bringing Indian cricket out of the doldrums of match-fixing, a cloud that engulfed the sport in this country in the late 1990s and threatened to weaken cricket’s grasp on Indian audiences. 

    1) MS Dhoni

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    Who else would be the true and #1 Godfather of Indian cricket but MS Dhoni? Having made his debut for the national team in 2005, Dhoni was named captain of the Indian team that was going for the new-minted World T20 in 2007 after most seniors refused to play in the tournament. So what does MS do, win the tournament of course, because that is the kind of mentality and dominance Dhoni brought to team India.

    The first captain to win over half his matches for India, Dhoni’s accolades as the leader of the team are far too many to count. Not only did he win the first edition of the tournament that would later be called the T20 World Cup, but he also led India to a World Cup win on home soil in 2011. Completing the trifecta of ICC trophies, he also won the 2013 Champions Trophy in England. The achievements don’t end here, as it was under MS Dhoni when India became the #1 ranked Test team in the World for the first time in 2009.

    While much of Dhoni’s legacy in Indian cricket might be defined by his biggest wins, his greatest contribution has come with the players who have made their international debuts under him. All the superstars in Indian cricket today made their debuts under Dhoni – be it Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Shikhar Dhawan, Ravindra Jadeja, or Ravichandran Ashwin. Even Rohit Sharma, who made his debut a year before Dhoni’s captaincy, became one of the best batters in the world under the Jharkhand wicketkeeper.

    His winning record, the trophies he has won, and the players that have prospered under him make MS Dhoni the true godfather of Indian cricket. 

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  • Jasprit Bumrah Is “A Legend In All Three Formats” – Ramiz Raja

    Jasprit Bumrah Is “A Legend In All Three Formats” – Ramiz Raja

    Former Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman and World Cup winner Ramiz Raja has dubbed Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah as a legend in all three formats of the game.

    Bumrah is fresh off being named the Player of the Tournament for the 2024 T20 World Cup. In the eight games he played in that competition, the 30-year-old took 15 wickets with an economy of 4.17, an average of 8.26, and a strike rate of 11.86.

    In the final against South Africa Bumrah bowled a fantastic four-over spell of 2/18. His third over, which was also the 16th over of the inning, was the one that changed the tide of the match after the equation had come down to 30 required in 30 for the Proteas.

    The ace-pacer is a generational bowler in the best form of his life. After struggling with injuries for over a year in 2022 and 2023, the Gujarat-based speedster came back to the side in August 2023 and has since been dominating in all formats.

    Check Out: Brian Lara Names Players Who Can Break His Record

    Ramiz Raja Dubs Jasprit Bumrah All Format Legend

    Ramiz Raja, who was the PCB Chairman as recently as late 2022, recently sang Bumrah’s praises in a recent video on his YouTube channel. Applauding the pacer’s quality in all formats ever since returning from injury, Raja had this to say:

    “In my book, Jasprit Bumrah is a legend in all three formats. There is no one greater who has played all three formats. So you can see where this boy came from, he lacked confidence and had an awkward bowling action. He was unfit, but he came back, and now he has made India win the World Cup.”

    Ever since his return to the field in mid-2023, ‘Boom Boom’ Bumrah has shined at every possible avenue. First, he was fantastic in the 2023 ODI World Cup, where he took 20 wickets in 11 games with a sub-19 strike rate and an economy of just over four. Then, in the India vs England five-match Test series, Bumrah took 19 wickets in just four games with an astonishingly low average of 16.89.

    Next came IPL 2024, where Bumrah was the lone shining light in an otherwise dismal season for the Mumbai Indians. taking 20 wickets in 13 games with an average of 16.80 and a strike rate of 15.55, he bowled with an economy of 6.48 in a tournament where 200 was a par score in 20 overs.

    Check Out: Ramiz Raja Dubs Jasprit Bumrah All Format Legend

    Following his stellar performance in the 2024 T20 World Cup, Jasprit Bumrah has been named ICC’s Player of the Month for June 2024. In response to receiving the award, he said:

    “I am delighted to be named the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for June. It’s a special honour for me following a memorable few weeks spent in the USA and West Indies. We have had a lot to celebrate as a team and I’m delighted to be able to add this personal accolade to the list. To perform as well as we did at the tournament and lift the trophy at the end is incredibly special and I will carry those memories with me forever.”

    Bumrah is, understandably, not a part of the Indian National Cricket Team squad for the tour to Zimbabwe. He might not be a part of the tour to Sri Lanka later this month.

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  • Gautam Gambhir Named The Next Head Coach Of The Indian Cricket Team

    Gautam Gambhir Named The Next Head Coach Of The Indian Cricket Team

    Former Indian cricketer and World Cup winner Gautam Gambhir has now been officially announced as the new head coach of the Indian National Cricket Team, and the recruitment will come into effect following the team’s recent tour to Zimbabwe.

    Gambir, who is a former ODI and T20 World Cup winner with India, was a regular for the national team across all formats in his playing days. Not only that, but he was also a successful captain, winning two IPL trophies with the Kolkata Knight Riders while leading the side in 2012 and 2014.

    After hanging up his boots, the Delhi-based cricketer looked to make his name in multiple avenues. First, he won the Lok Sabha seat from East Delhi while representing the Bhartiya Janta Party in the 2019 general elections. He then took up coaching and mentoring, becoming the mentor of the newly formed franchise, the Lucknow Super Giants, in 2022, mentoring the team to two consecutive playoff qualifications.

    Check Out: Gautam Gambhir Named Team India Head Coach

    Most recently, the 42-year-old returned to the Knight Riders, becoming KKR’s mentor ahead of the 2024 season. In what was the highest-scoring season of the league ever, the dominant Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad in the final to pick up their third IPL title, the first since the two won under Gambhir’s captaincy.

    Following a successful IPL season, Gautam Gambhir will now take the reigns of the Indian cricket team, becoming a national team head coach for the first time in his career. He will replace Rahul Dravid for the post, who ended his successful tenure as India’s coach by winning the 2024 T20 World Cup.

    Gautam Gambhir Named Team India Head Coach

    In the recent announcement made by BCCI Secretary Jay Shah, it was announced that Gambhir will now take up the post of head coach of the Indian National Cricket Team. Taking to social media, Jay Shah had this to say:

    “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 his career, I am confident that Gautam is the ideal person to steer Indian Cricket forward.”

    “His clear vision for #TeamIndia, coupled with his vast experience, positions him perfectly to take on this exciting and most sought-after coaching role. The @BCCI fully supports him as he embarks on this new journey.”

    The BCCI Secretary also posted a heartfelt message for the departing head coach, Rahul Dravid, thanking him for winning India’s first World Cup in 13 years in his final assignment.

    “I express my sincere thanks and gratitude to Mr Rahul Dravid whose highly successful tenure as the Head Coach draws to a close. Under his guidance, #TeamIndia emerged as a dominant force across formats, including being crowned ICC Men’s T20 World Cup champions!”

    “His strategic acumen, persistent efforts to nurture talent and exemplary leadership has instilled a culture of excellence within the team and that is also the legacy he leaves behind. The Indian dressing room today is one cohesive unit standing together through challenges while revelling in each other’s success,” he wrote

    https://twitter.com/JayShah/status/1810676866539495472

    Gautam Gambhir’s tenure as the team India head coach will commence during India’s tour to Sri Lanka, which will begin on July 28 and will include three T20Is and three ODIs.

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