Gautam Gambhir: Former Indian team opener Gautam Gambhir has become the new head coach of Team India and has replaced former head coach Rahul Dravid. However, now after becoming the coach, he is working on getting his friends back in the team.

Let us tell you that Gambhir will take over his responsibilities from the Sri Lanka tour and now he wants his close friend, who has been out for 3 years, to return to Team India after 3 years. Not only this, he can be included in the team on the Sri Lanka tour.

Sri Lanka tour will start from 27th July

The Indian team is to tour Sri Lanka from 27th July this month and they have to play three T20 matches and three ODI series on this tour. This tour will mark the beginning of the Gambhir era.

Recently, Team India toured Zimbabwe, where the Men in Blue won 4-1 in the 5-match T20 series. Now after that, Gautam would like to start his tenure as the head coach of Team India with a win.

Gautam's best friend will return after 3 years

In fact, since Gambhir became the coach, he can bring back his close friends to Team India and in this episode, the name of India's experienced batsman Shikhar Dhawan is also included. Both Dhawan and Gambhir are good friends and in such a situation, Gambhir can make a comeback on this tour.

Dhawan has been out of Team India for the last three years and now he can make a comeback after Gautam becomes the coach. Gambhir can give him a chance in Team India. Gambhir becoming the coach can also be beneficial for Shikhar.

Dhawan has been out of Team India for a long time

If we talk about Dhawan, he has been out of Team India for a long time and he last played a match for India in T20 format three years ago i.e. in 2021 against Sri Lanka.

Not only this, he has not been getting a chance in ODI cricket for some time now. The left-handed batsman last played an ODI for Team India in the year 2022 and has not got a chance to play in the team for two years.