Delhi: Former Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir is leading the race to become the next head coach of Team India. The tenure of the current coach of the Indian cricket team, Rahul Dravid, is going to end after the 'T20 World Cup 2024'. In such a situation, the discussion of Gautam Gambhir's name has created a stir in the cricket world. Especially the fans are excited about Virat playing under coach Gambhir. Actually, Gautam Gambhir is considered to be very aggressive on the field and Kohli is also aggressive like him. Fans have also seen their clash in IPL. Now only time will tell how coach Gambhir controls the anger of his disciple Kohli, but in real life Gautam and Virat are very different people.

Recently, India's star spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, on the occasion of the launch of his book 'I Have the Streets – A Kutty Cricket Story', described Gautam Gambhir as a fighter and an inspirational cricketer. Praising Gambhir, Ashwin said, 'Gautam was the person who encouraged him in the early days of his test career. Gambhir has often been misunderstood due to his nature, but he is such a warrior of Indian cricket who does not like to accept defeat at all. In India, people often make one player a hero and forget the contribution of other players. People forget Gautam's contribution too. He is one such competitive cricketer who is full of the desire and hunger to win. That is why I have immense respect for him.'

Who is Gautam Gambhir in real life??

It is often seen in India that only those people play cricket who either play it for their hobby or those whose life is cricket. But for Gautam Gambhir, cricket is a passion. He is one of those few cricketers in Indian cricket history who come from a very wealthy family. Gautam's father is considered the real estate king of Delhi. Despite being the owner of assets worth billions, Gautam chose cricket. A game in which you get success only by toiling hard. You always have to prove yourself better than others. If Gautam wanted, he could have taken over his father's business worth billions and lived a luxurious life, but he followed his passion. He proved himself at the international level despite the scorching sun, heat, cold, the danger of being dropped from the team, returning to the team after bad form, falling prey to team politics. Such passion is seen in very few cricketers.

What is special about Gautam Gambhir?

Gautam Gambhir is known for his frank opinions. He has achieved many such achievements for India in international cricket which no one mentions. Be it the victory of 'T20 World Cup' or the victory of '2011 World Cup'. India became the 'World Champion' because of Gautam's courageous innings. Apart from this, he has been the hero of many historic victories of Team India. Gautam was one of those cricketers who played for the team instead of their personal milestones. For him, nothing was more important than the victory of the team. He has often said this in front of the media, due to which people consider him arrogant, but Gautam is not like this at all.

For some time now, Gautam Gambhir's name has been in the news as the next coach of the Indian cricket team. Actually, the Indian cricket team has not won any ICC title since the 2011 World Cup. After becoming the world champion, Duncan Fletcher, Anil Kumble, Ravi Shastri and Rahul Dravid have been the coaches of the team. Under their coaching, Team India also became the world's number one team in all three formats. During this time, Team India also reached the finals and semi-finals many times, but no coach has been able to make the team win the ICC title under his leadership. In such a situation, BCCI is looking for a leader who believes in delivering results. BCCI and cricket experts are considering Gautam Gambhir as the best option for this post.

After all why only Gautam Gambhir?

Gautam Gambhir is one such name in the world of cricket who is known for delivering results in pressure situations. When he is on the field, he plays like a fighter. He always has a hunger for victory. Especially when it comes to the country, he tries to give his best. Be it the crucial innings of 75 runs against Pakistan in the 2007 T20 World Cup final or the courageous innings of 97 runs against Sri Lanka in the 2011 World Cup final. Gautam Gambhir has always proved his ability on big occasions. Not only in international cricket, but he has also proved himself as a captain and mentor in IPL.

Won hearts with captaincy and mentorship in IPL

Gautam Gambhir's IPL record has also been excellent. In IPL, he has made 'Kolkata Knight Riders' champion twice under his captaincy. While in 2024, as a mentor, he has made KKR champion for the third time. Gautam Gambhir has also previously been the mentor of 'Lucknow Super Giants' in the year 2022-23. During this time his team was at number four. With Gautam Gambhir's accurate strategy and results in IPL, BCCI may soon appoint him as the next coach of Team India.

Will Gambhir be able to change the fortunes of Team India?

Team India has not won any ICC title in the last 12 years. In such a situation, BCCI needs a coach and mentor like Gautam Gambhir. Gautam can also be successful as a coach because he has played cricket with senior players of Team India, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, R. Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja. In such a situation, good tuning can be seen between them. Good results can come in Test and ODI. Talking about T20, all these senior players will have retired by next year. In such a situation, Gambhir will also have a chance to create a new Team India. A team that not only wins, but also wins the finals. Gautam Gambhir has previously made the youth teams of 'Kolkata Knight Riders' champions under his captaincy and mentorship. However, Gambhir has no experience as a coach, so the responsibility of the coach of the Indian team will be very difficult for him.