Will Gautam Gambhir be Rahul Dravid’s successor in the Indian cricket team as head coach? This is perhaps the biggest question in Indian cricket today. Dravid’s term ends with the 2024 T20 World Cup and his successor, according to a BCCI statement, will take over the role from July 1. Going by BCCI secretary Jay Shah’s statement, an Indian is likely to be in charge.
Several reports claim that Gambhir is one of the favorites for the job, but in a recent interview, after guiding KKR to the IPL 2024 title, he indicated something unique. He was asked about KKR now being a ‘trophy-winning dressing room’.
“Today you are saying this because we won our third trophy. But if you ask me, we are still two trophies away from MI and CSK. most successful team in IPL, for that to happen you need to win IPL three more times which will require a lot of hard work. So I think the next mission is this, if we can make KKR the most successful team in the IPL. the IPL. There will be no greater feeling for me but the journey. abhi shuru hui hai (the journey has just begun),” said Gautam Gambhir in Sportskeeda.
The official deadline for submitting applications for the post of Indian cricket team coach selection is over. Monday was the last date to submit Google sheets to be India’s next coach.
A Cricbuzz report gave details of what could be happening in the background. He alleged that a “high profile owner of an IPL franchise, who is very close to the BCCI top brass” told the publication that the former Indian star’s appointment as coach of the Indian cricket team is a “done deal and the announcement will come soon”. He also said that a “high-level commentator” told them that serious efforts are being made to rope in the KKR mastermind.
However, the report also added that since there has been no official announcement, it points to the fact that negotiations are still taking place on multiple fronts – “between the two parties and, perhaps, with some others as well”.
BCCI secretary Jay Shah last week dismissed claims that the Board approached any former Australian cricketer to be India’s next coach and hinted that Rahul Dravid’s successor could be an Indian, saying that he should have a “deep understanding” of the structure of the game in the country.
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