Gautam Gambhir will be starting his term as India head coach with the upcoming white-ball matches against Sri Lanka. India are slated to play three T20Is and three ODIs during the tour which starts from July 27.
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Gambhir was widely tipped to succeed Rahul Dravid as the head coach following his two successfull stints with IPL franchises Lucknow Super Giants and Kolkata Knight Riders in the role of mentor. He spent two seasons with LSG during which they qualified for the playoffs and then earlier this year, he returned to KKR as mentor as they became the champions for the third time in their history.
Legendary India allrounder Kapil Dev has wished Gambhir for his new role and hopes the team will produce even better results under his guidance.
“If Gautam Gambhir is taking that position (of head coach of Indian cricket team), I wish good luck to him and the team. I hope they do better than what we have done previously. I want to wish the Indian players all the best,” Kapil was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.
After his appointment, Gambhir had congratulated his former teammate Dravid for his contributions as the coach.
“It is an absolute honour to serve my tricolour, my people, my country. I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Rahul Dravid and his team of support staff for their exemplary run with the team. I am honoured and excited to take on the role of Head Coach for Team India,” Gambhir said in a statement.
“I have always taken pride while donning the Indian jersey during my playing days and it is going to be no different when I take up this new role. Cricket has been my passion and I look forward to working closely with the BCCI, Head of Cricket – Mr VVS Laxman, the support staff, and, most importantly, the players, as we work towards achieving success in the upcoming tournaments,” he added.
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