The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BBCI) approached former cricketer Gautam Gambhir to interchange Rahul Dravid as India’s head coach, in response to a report from ESPNcricinfo. The report mentioned Gambhir is BCCI’s prime decide to turn into India’s subsequent head coach as Dravid’s tenure involves an finish after the T20 World Cup 2024. ESPNcricinfo additionally realized that BCCI will discuss to Gambhir after the tip of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 because the former left-handed batter is presently serving because the mentor of the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).
Gambhir was additionally part of Men in Blue’s victory within the T20 World Cup and ODI World Cup triumph in 2011. After India couldn’t carry the ICC Cricket World Cup at house final yr in November after reaching the finals, the present head coach Rahul Dravid was given an extension until June, which additionally marks the month when the ICC T20 World Cup in West Indies and USA will happen from June 1 to 29. (T20 World Cup 2024 Warm-Up Matches Live Streaming, Venues, Schedule, Timings – All You Need To Know)
Earlier on Monday, BCCI invited functions for the place of males’s nationwide group head coach, with the tenure ranging from July 1 this yr and concluding on December 31, 2027, which would be the yr when the following 50-over Cricket World Cup will happen.
The deadline for utility will likely be until May 27, 6 PM.
The choice course of will embody a radical assessment of functions, adopted by private interviews and assessments of shortlisted candidates.
Meanwhile, underneath Gambhir’s mentorship, KKR displayed a stupendous efficiency in IPL 2024. They received 9 of 13 matches, and stand on the prime of the IPL 2024 standings with 19 factors and have a internet run charge of +1.428. The Kolkata-based franchise solely misplaced three matches within the seventeenth season which got here towards Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Rajasthan Royals (RR), and Punjab Kings (PBKS).
