New Delhi: New head coach of Indian team Gautam Gambhir will embark on his first assignment when Team India tour Sri Lanka to play six white-balls games starting July 27. The Men in Blue, who are currently in Zimbabwe for a five-match T20I series, will take part in three ODIs and as many T20Is against Sri Lanka.
Gambhir-Agarkar meet next week
According to a report published in Hindustan Times, head coach Gambhir will meet chief selector of the Indian team Ajit Agarkar next week to finalise the squads for the tour. Two squads will be picked for the tour, with Hardik Pandya at the helm for the T20I series while KL Rahul to lead India in the ODIs likely. Along with Rahul return, who is also expected to lead the Men in Blue for the 50-over games, seasoned player Shreyas Iyer is also expected to make a comeback in the ODIs.
Last week, Gambhir officially took over the reins of the Indian cricket team from Rahul Dravid, who guided India to lift the T20 World Cup 2024 title and eventually relinquished his post. Dravid’s tenure as the coach of Indian team was considered to be very successful.
Meanwhile, Gambhir, who doesn’t have much of coaching experience, will have to face a stern test early on with the Indian cricket setup as many challenges would be thrown at him. Similarly, for the Indian cricket team, it will be all about adjustment with a new person having a different attitude.
Meanwhile, on Saturday, the BCCI announced changes to the India vs Sri Lanka tour schedule. The limited-overs series, which was scheduled to start on July 26, will now commence on July 27. The first T20I will take place in Pallekele, which will host all the three T20I games. Similarly, the ODI series which was supposed to begin on August 1 will now start a day later on August 2.
New India head coach Gautam Gambhir will soon meet chief selector Ajit Agarkar to pick the squad for the India vs Sri Lanka series starting on July 27. Sports Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
