Will Gautam Gambhir become the head coach of Team India?

After the T20 World Cup 2024, the tenure of the current head coach of the Indian team, Rahul Dravid, is ending. There were reports that veteran Gautam Gambhir, who is playing the role of mentor in the Kolkata Knight Riders team in IPL 2024, could become the head coach of the Indian team. Meanwhile, after the final match of IPL 2024, Jai Shah was seen meeting Gautam Gambhir. After which speculation has started that he can take over the responsibility of the head coach of the team.

Gautam Gambhir's name is at the forefront

Gautam Gambhir's name is leading the race to become the next head coach of the Indian team. Meanwhile, former Australian greats Ricky Ponting, Justin Langer and Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming are also in the race to become the Indian coach, but these players did not show interest in becoming the head coach of the team. Meanwhile, the names of Indian greats like VVS Laxman, Ashish Nehra also came up, but it is believed that Gautam Gambhir has more chances of becoming the coach of Team India.

Made the team a champion as a mentor

Before IPL 2024, Gautam Gambhir was associated with the Kolkata Knight Riders team as a mentor. Under his guidance, the team performed brilliantly and won the IPL title for the third time. At the same time, before this, he was also associated with the Lucknow Super Giants team as a mentor in the 2022 and 2023 IPL seasons, during which the Lucknow team reached the playoffs both times.