Gautam Gambhir has now got the post of head coach of the Indian team. This was announced by the secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, Jay Shah himself. For a long time, reports were coming out that after the end of Rahul Dravid’s tenure as head coach, Gautam Gambhir will be seen playing this important role.

Let us tell you, the Indian team won the important tournament of ICC T20 World Cup 2024 during the tenure of Rahul Dravid as the head coach. After the end of this tournament, Rahul Dravid’s tenure as the head coach also ended completely. Today i.e. on July 9, the Secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, Jay Shah, announced on his official social media account that Gautam Gambhir has been entrusted with this important responsibility.

Jai Shah wrote on his official social media account, ‘It is a great pleasure to announce that Gautam Gambhir is the new head coach of the Indian team. Modern era cricket is growing very fast and Gautam Gambhir has seen this change very closely. I am confident that Gautam Gambhir will play an important role in taking the Indian team forward.

His vision for the Indian team is very clear and he himself is very happy that he is being given this responsibility. BCCI is also fully prepared to support him in this new journey.

Here is Jay Shah’s tweet:

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… pic.twitter.com/bvXyP47kqJ

— Jay Shah (@JayShah) July 9, 2024

Apart from Jay Shah, Gautam Gambhir also announced this on his official social media account. He himself is very happy that he has now been entrusted with this great responsibility.

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 are the dreams of 1.4 billion Indians… pic.twitter.com/N5YyyrhXAI

— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) July 9, 2024

Let us tell you, Gautam Gambhir mentored the Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League 2024. Under his mentorship, the Kolkata Knight Riders won this important tournament. The performance of the Indian team has been very good in all formats for some time now and now Gautam Gambhir would like to take it to greater heights.