File photograph of Gautam Gambhir© AFP
The hunt for the following Indian cricket staff head coach is underway with Rahul Dravid reportedly confirming that he won’t be reapplying for the place. Plenty of names have been making the rounds like Chennai Tremendous Kings coach Stephen Fleming, former India cricketer VVS Laxman and even ex-Australia batter Justin Langer. One such title is that of former India cricketer and present Kolkata Knight Riders mentor Gautam Gambhir – a character who’s well-known for his cricket acumen however has already courted controversy for his simple statements. Legendary Pakistan pacer Wasim Akram backed Gambhir because the ‘greatest candidate’ and mentioned that he’ll carry a model of ‘aggression’ within the staff if he’s appointed.
“Yeah, he’s the perfect candidate. It will depend on whether or not Gautam accepts it. He has additionally left politics as a result of it took an excessive amount of time. It’s a time-consuming job. He’s a really clever individual, so he realised it is not straightforward. He has two pretty daughters,” Akram mentioned throughout an interplay on Sportskeeda.
“GG may be very easy. Easy. Not a troublesome individual. However he speaks clearly, bluntly and does not assume twice, a top quality that is not a part of Indian cricket tradition. In our tradition, we are saying issues that do not offend individuals. However GG is somebody who, if he does not like one thing, will say it to your face. That is his high quality and that is why everybody likes him. He will get aggressive at occasions, however that is him as an individual. He’ll carry that very same aggression within the staff, but it surely all boils down as to if he agrees to take up the position.”
Gambhir has been instrumental in taking KKR to the IPL 2024 playoffs as they have been the primary staff to e book their spot within the High 4. Gambhir earlier led KKR to 2 IPL titles as captain in 2012 and 2014.
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