Gautam Gambhir has joined Team India for the first time as a head coach. For the first time on the Sri Lanka tour, the Indian team is going to play under his supervision. For this, the entire team has reached Sri Lanka. On this tour, a person has entered the Indian team for whom Gambhir can even give his life. He himself has given this information. Actually, Netherlands player and former KKR colleague of Gambhir, Ryan Ten Doeschate has joined the team as assistant coach.

Deshkate was told to be a selfless player

During the IPL, Gautam Gambhir praised Ryan Ten Doeschate a lot in an event of Kolkata Knight Riders.

He called Deshkate the most selfless player of the team. During this, Gambhir even talked about taking a bullet on his chest for him. Seeing this quality of Deshkate, India's new head coach was trying to convince BCCI for a long time to bring him in the coaching staff.

Gautam Gambhir – “I didn't make KKR successful, KKR made me successful”

tells what @KKRiders means to him and how important Andre Russell, Sunil Narine and Ryan ten Doeschate have been for him since 2011.

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— sohom (@AwaaraHoon) March 18, 2024

Talks are on between BCCI and Gambhir

Gautam Gambhir had put forward many demands before BCCI before becoming the head coach. BCCI has accepted most of those demands. However, some demands are still to be negotiated. In a press conference before the match on July 27, Gambhir has informed about Abhishek Nair and Ryan Ten Doeschate joining Team India as assistant coaches.

He revealed that BCCI has fulfilled most of his demands. However, talks are still going on regarding the support staff. The number and name of the support staff will be decided properly only after the Sri Lanka tour. Let us tell you that he wants to make Morne Morkel the bowling coach of Team India.

India-Sri Lanka series schedule

On Team India's tour of Sri Lanka, a 3-match T20 series will be played first. Its first T20 match will be on 27th July, while the second T20 match will be on 28th July and the third match will be on 30th July.

After this, there will also be a 3-match ODI series, which will start from 2nd August. The next matches of the series will be on 4th August and 7th August. The entire tour will be completed at just 2 venues. The matches of the T20 series will be played in Pallekele, while the ODI series will be held in Colombo.

After this, there will also be a 3-match ODI series, which will start from 2nd August. The next matches of the series will be on 4th August and 7th August. The entire tour will be completed at just 2 venues. The matches of the T20 series will be played in Pallekele, while the ODI series will be held in Colombo.