India coach Gautam Gambhir has flown home from Australia for "personal reasons" but will rejoin the team in time for the second Test in Adelaide next week, a source told AFP Tuesday.
India coach Gautam Gambhir on Monday backed "incredibly tough men" Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli to prove their critics wrong and find form in Australia.
Batsmen have forgotten how to defend in Test cricket because of the T20 game, India coach Gautam Gambhir said Thursday ahead of the third and final match against New Zealand.
Indian media feared on Sunday that the cricketing powerhouse's first home Test series defeat in 12 years might herald the end of a golden era of players such as Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.
Indian cricket fans are traditionally obsessed with batsmen but star pacemen, including yorker king Jasprit Bumrah, were finally bringing overdue recognition to the side's bowlers, coach Gautam Gambhir said Wednesday.
India has appointed former South Africa Test fast bowler Morne Morkel as its bowling coach, the country's cricket board said Wednesday.
New head coach Gautam Gambhir and T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav enjoyed a winning start as India secured a 43-run victory over hosts Sri Lanka to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match Twenty20 series on Saturday.
Skipper Suryakumar Yadav spoke of his equation with new India head coach Gautam Gambhir ahead of the Sri Lanka series.
Rohit, 37, and his opening partner Kohli, 35, quit Twenty20 Internationals last month after the team's victory in the World Cup final against South Africa in Bridgetown but both men will continue to play test and 50-overs cricket.
"It is with immense pleasure that I welcome Mr Gautam Gambhir as the new Head Coach of the Indian Cricket Team," Jay Shah, secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said in a statement.
Gautam Gambhir is in pole position to become India's next head coach after media reports said Tuesday that he was the only applicant for the high-profile post.
"How can I help India win the World Cup - I think it's not me that will help India win the World Cup, it is 140 crore Indians that will help India win the World Cup," Gambhir said.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has invited applications for the next India head coach as Rahul Dravid's tenure will end after the 2024 T20 World Cup.
Rishabh Pant's middle-order experience can help him edge out Sanju Samson and become India's preferred wicketkeeper-batsman at the Twenty20 World Cup in the West Indies and United States next month, former India batsman Gautam Gambhir said.
“It’s New Years tomorrow [today], so we have got sweets for you guys. So please feel free and put some calories on,” Gambhir said before distributing rasgullas.
“Not only a fairplay award, they should be given an Oscar,” Gavaskar said.
Former Indian opener Gautam Gambhir once again made the headlines with his bold comment and this time he lashed out against ‘hero worship’ in Indian cricket, reckons the obsession over top stars and said that the media and broadcasters should focus on other performers too.
A day after the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) batsman Virat Kohli and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) mentor Gautam Gambir involved in a spat, former Indian cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar has sought for a stricter action against the players so that such an incident would not happen in future.
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) batter Kohli was involved in a heated exchange with Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) team mentor Gambhir and Naveen-ul-Haq after the Royal Challengers Bangalore’s victory over Lucknow Super Giants
