World Cup-winning former opener Gautam Gambhir was on Tuesday named head coach of the Indian cricket team by the BCCI, which hoped that he would bring "tenacity and leadership" to the position that was held with "remarkable success" by Rahul Dravid until recently.
The 42-year-old left-hander, who played a key role in India's 2011 ODI World Cup triumph, was the frontrunner to replace Dravid whose tenure ended with the country's triumph in the T20 World Cup in Barbados last month.
The of tour Sri Lanka
Gambhir's first assignment as India coach will be the of tour Sri Lanka for three T20Is and as many ODIs starting July 27.
This story is from the July 10, 2024 edition of Ahmedabad Mirror.
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