New Delhi: Gautam Gambhir finally broke his silence on the hottest news that has being revolving in the Indian cricketing sphere since over a month. Till now, the former India opener was evading queries on whether he is set to become India’s next head coach or not but on Friday, Gambhir final provided his insight on the matter.
Don’t see that far ahead, says Gambhir
The Kolkata Knight Riders mentor said that he ‘does not see that far ahead’ but further closed the conversation by saying that it is difficult to answer right now. The former Indian cricketer was speaking at an Indian Chamber of Commerce event in Chennai on June 21.
Gambhir is widely perceived to be Team India’s next head coach as he appeared in a virtual interview with the BCCI’s Cricket Advisory Committee earlier this week and is the lone contender for the post. Current coach Rahul Dravid’s tenure comes to an end following the ongoing T20 World Cup in the West Indies.
“I don’t see that far ahead. You are grilling me, asking me all tough questions,” he said. “It is difficult to answer right now. All I can say is that I’m happy being here, just finished a brilliant journey and let’s enjoy that. I’m in a very happy space right now,” Gambhir said at a ‘Rise To Leadership’ seminar.
Gambhir said putting team ahead of individuals is the bedrock of his coaching philosophy.
“If you have the intent of keeping your team ahead of any individual, things will fall in place. If not today, tomorrow, if not tomorrow, someday it will fall in place,” he said.
“But if you start thinking on that, or if you know that you need to help one or two individuals perform, then your team will only suffer. My job is not to make individuals perform. My job, as a mentor, is to make KKR win,” said Gambhir who was praised all over for his role in KKR’s winning run this year.
“For me, the guru mantra is team first philosophy. I think team-first ideology, team-first philosophy is the most important ideology in any team sport,” he added.
Evading queries on whether he is set to be the next head coach of the Indian cricket team, former opener Gautam Gambhir on Friday finally opened up. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
