As per the report, Gautam Gambhir is set to replace Rahul Dravid as India head coach
The wait for Indian cricket to find out the successor of Dravid as the head coach is likely to end soon, with Gautam Gambhir reportedly all set to take up the responsibility. The name Gambhir has been doing the rounds in the Indian cricketing spectrum, with his impressive stint as mentor for the Indian Premier League 2024 franchise seeing his stocks rise. The Board of Control for Cricket in India is also looking interested in a host of big Australian names, as well as other IPL coaches like Stephen Fleming and Andy Flower, for the role of head coach of the Indian team, but it's Gambhir who seems to be ahead of the rest.
His name started getting discussed as KKR produced an amazing performance in the league stage of the IPL 2024, finishing as the No. 1 side. A few matches later, Kolkata defeated Hyderabad in the final to take the title home. After the final, Gambhir also had a lengthy chat with the secretary of the BCCI, Jay Shah. Though the content of the chat isn’t known, the visuals did fuel speculation.
According to a report, Gambhir is now set to replace Dravid as Team India’s head coach. Recehe took on the role of mentor for KKR, leaving his job with the LSG, another IPL side he had joined as a member of the coaching staff in 2022.