Former opener Gautam Gambhir has been appointed as the head coach of the Indian cricket team. This was announced on Tuesday, July 9. Gambhir will take charge from the Sri Lanka tour next month. Earlier, Rahul Dravid has resigned from the post of head coach. Under his leadership and guidance, the Indian team won the T20 World Cup 2024 title.

Gautam Gambhir has replaced Dravid. After being appointed as the head coach, Gambhir received many good wishes from the Indian cricket world. His wife Natasha Jain has also reacted. She has shared a story on Instagram expressing her happiness. Showing her excitement, she wrote, “Because he is qualified to lead. Team India coach!”

See Natasha Jain’s Insta story here

Gambhir has played the role of mentor in IPL

Let us tell you that Gautam Gambhir has not officially coached any international cricket team. Yes, but he has played the role of mentor in IPL. He has worked as a mentor for Lucknow Super Giants and Kolkata Knight Riders. As soon as Gambhir became the mentor of KKR, the franchise won the IPL 2024 title.

After this, there was a discussion on social media about Gautam Gambhir being made the coach of the Indian team. However, now this has been officially confirmed. Gambhir has given his best for the Indian cricket team as a player. Now it remains to be seen how his tenure as a coach will be.

Let us tell you that in the absence of senior players, Team India is currently on a tour of Zimbabwe. Where it is playing a five-match T20 series. So far two matches have been played and the series is tied at 1-1. Zimbabwe surprised everyone by defeating India in the first match. But in the second T20 match, the Men in Blue made a comeback and won a spectacular victory.