After Dravid determined to not proceed following the T20 World Cup, Gambhir rapidly emerged because the frontrunner for the teaching place, particularly after returning to the Kolkata Knight Riders as a mentor for the Indian Premier League’s (IPL) 2024 version.Beneath his mentorship, KKR clinched their third IPL title in 2024.
Nonetheless, former India cricketer and 2007 T20 World Cup winner Joginder Sharma believes Gambhir might not final lengthy as head coach.
“Gautam Gambhir crew ko sambhalne waala hai lekin par mera ye manna hai ki Gautam Gambhir jyada lambe samay tak tik nahi payega (Gautam Gambhir is the one to handle the crew, however I consider that Gautam Gambhir will be unable to remain for a very long time),” Joginder, usually remembered as an unsung hero of India’s 2007 T20 World Cup triumph, stated throughout a Shubhankar Mishra’s podcast.
“Kyunki Gautam Gambhir ke apne hello kuch faisle hote hain. Ho sakta hai kisi participant se man motaaw ho jaye. Mai Virat Kohli ki baat nahi kar raha hun. Gautam Gambhir ke faisle kai baar aise ho jaate hain ki dusro ko pasand nahi aate (It’s because Gautam Gambhir has his personal selections. It’d occur that he has a disagreement with a participant. I’m not speaking about Virat Kohli. Many occasions, Gautam Gambhir’s selections are such that others don’t like them),” Joginder, who bowled the final title-winning over in India’s T20 World Cup win in 2007, stated.
“Gautam Gambhir seedhi baat karne waala hai. Wo kisi ke paas jaane waala nahi hai. Gautam Gambhir chaplusi karne waala banda nahi hai. Usko credit score dene waale hum log hain. Wo apna kaam karta hai, sacche dil se karta hai, badi imaandaari se karta hai. (Gautam Gambhir speaks instantly. He isn’t somebody who will go to anybody. Gautam Gambhir is just not an individual who flatters. We’re those who give him credit score. He does his work, does it sincerely, and does it with nice honesty),” he stated.
After India received the collection 3-Zero in opposition to the Islanders, new coach Gambhir praised Suryakumar’s males for his or her tenacious Tremendous Over win within the low-scoring third T20I, which secured a collection whitewash, however he additionally referred to as for constant enchancment on pitches that help sharp flip.
“Guys, congratulations on an awesome collection win. Congratulations to Surya as properly, excellent captaincy and efficiency with the bat. I requested for one thing earlier than the beginning of the sport, and also you completely delivered it. That is what occurs if you preserve combating and do not surrender,” Gambhir informed the crew in a dressing room chat shared by BCCI on ‘X’.
“These sorts of video games occur, and the one means these key video games can go in our favor is after we preserve combating for each supply and each run, and this was a primary instance,” he concluded.
