Team India's new head coach Gautam Gambhir will start his tenure with the T20 series against Sri Lanka starting on July 27. He is working with a national team for the first time. Meanwhile, a big update has come about a player who has played with Gautam Gambhir. This veteran is also in the race to become the head coach of a team. This veteran was considered the best all-rounder of his time. Let us tell you, this veteran has also defeated death in a car accident.

This veteran can also get the responsibility of head coach

For the last few days, the position of coach of the England cricket team has been in the headlines. It is believed that in view of the poor performance in the 2023 ODI World Cup and 2024 T20 World Cup, the team may soon get a new head coach. The head coach of England in white ball cricket is currently Matthew Mott, who was given this responsibility in May 2022. Mott's contract was for four years, of which only 2 years have been completed. Now the name of former England captain Andrew Flintoff has been included in the race to become the new head coach of England.

Andrew Flintoff has recently been appointed as the head coach of Northern Superchargers in The Hundred tournament. It is believed that after The Hundred, Flintoff will join the England team. Let us tell you, Andrew Flintoff was a victim of a car accident in December 2022. Andrew was shooting in Surrey, during which he had an accident. He was seriously injured then. The injury marks are still visible on his face.

Andrew Flintoff's illustrious career

Andrew Flintoff is considered one of England's best all-rounders. Flintoff, who played 79 Tests and 141 ODIs for England, retired from international cricket in 2009. During his career, he scored 3845 runs and took 226 wickets in Tests. At the same time, he has 3394 and 169 wickets in ODIs. Apart from this, he also played 7 T20 matches for England, in which Andrew scored 76 runs and took 5 wickets. During this brilliant career, he remained in the headlines for his game as well as his behavior and many controversies.