July 22, 2024 9:09 AM IST
Gautam Gambhir press conference live: India’s new head coach Gambhir and chief selector Ajit Agarkar is set to address the media ahead of the tour of Sri Lanka.
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Gautam Gambhir press conference live: Gautam Gambhir is set to field questions for the first time as India’s head coach with chief selector Ajit Agarkar expected to join him.
Gautam Gambhir press conference live:
Gautam Gambhir press conference live: Gautam Gambhir’s first assignment as India’s head coach will be leading the team in a limited overs tour of Sri Lanka. A three-match T20I series will first be played in the country on July 27, 28 and 30 and that will be followed by an ODI series of as many games on August 2, 4 and 7. While the T20I series will be played in Pallekele, the ODIs will be played at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.…Read More
The first big act with Gambhir at the helm was Suryakumar Yadav being chosen to lead the T20I team in Sri Lanka. While he hasn’t officially been announced as Rohit Sharma’s successor as India’s permanent captain in the shortest format, it is expected to stay this way going forward. Suryakumar pipped overwhelming favourite Hardik Pandya to take over the captaincy reins from an already-retired Rohit in T20Is. Gambhir’s explanation of India’s rationale behind passing the captaincy to Suryakumar instead of Hardik is much-anticipated in his first public address as the head coach.
Hardik’s demotion as vice-captain elevated Shubman Gill to the deputy role at Team India across formats. Gill was declared India’s vice-captain for the ODI and T20I series against Sri Lanka. The former world no.1 batter became the newest member of the leadership group in the build-up to Gambhir’s appointment. Gill guided Team India to a 4-1 series win over Zimbabwe in his first assignment as T20I captain. Is the Gujarat Titans (GT) skipper next in line for all-format India captaincy?
In the same IPL season where Gambhir masterminded KKR’s title triumph, veteran spinner Yuzvendra Chahal finished his campaign with 18 wickets. The spin wizard of the Rajasthan Royals (RR) also became the all-time leading wicket-taker. For India, it has been challenging to accommodate pure spinners in its squad. It will be interesting to see what Gambhir has to say about the senior spinner’s role going forward.
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Gautam Gambhir press conference live: Hello and welcome!
Gautam Gambhir press conference live: A new era in Indian cricket begins today. Gautam Gambhir has the unenviable task of potentially having to oversee a period of transition, with names that have been associated with Indian cricket for the past decade or so coming to the twilight of their careers and the newer ones coming of age. The Indian team’s first major act in this new period was appointing Suryakumar Yadav as captain for this upcoming tour of Sri Lanka. Gambhir and chief selector will be answering questions on this and more in the upcoming press conference. Stay tuned!
