India head coach Gautam Gambhir has had a mixed start to his career with some great results with a new look T20I squad while suffering some humiliating defeats in the ODI and Test iteration. However, a new report suggests that Gautam Gambhir who has been in the job for just around 4 months, could lose his job if the Men in Blue fail to impress during the Border Gavaskar Trophy in Australia.
Gambhir was appointed as India’s head coach after the successful completion of tenure of his former teammate Rahul Dravid. Under Dravid’s tutelage, team India reached the finals of many prestigious events like World Test Championship and ODI World Cup 2023, while claiming the title of 2024 T20 World Champions.
Gautam Gambhir poised to lose coaching role:
But with Gambhir unable to deliver consistent results in the longer format of the game, the Indian cricket board might be looking for a change. As per a report in Hindi daily Dainik Jagran, BCCI could opt for a split coaching role in order to improve the team’s performance in the longest format of the game.
The report states that BCCI may opt to have someone like a VVS Laxman to take the full time coaching role for India’s red ball team while the White ball coaching role could continue with Gautam Gambhir. Notably, this is almost inverse of the current situation where Laxman, who also heads the NCA, is often sent as the Indian white ball coach with younger players while Gambhir is almost always available present for red ball duties.
Gambhir receives earful from BCCI:
Meanwhile, another report from news agency PTI states that Gautam Gambir, skipper Rohit Sharma and chief of selectors Ajit Agarkar were called in for a meeting with senior BCCI staffers including secretary Jay Shah and President Roger Binny.
During the 6 hour long meeting, questions were raised on the team think tank’s decision to not opt for a rank turner in the final Test against New Zealand while also opting to rest their vice-captain Jasprit Bumrah.
