The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is set to formally uveil Gautam Gambhir as India’s new head coach at a press conference before the team’s departure for the white-ball tour of Sri Lanka, according to reports.
The tour of Sri Lanka is the first assignment for Gambhir since taking over from Rahul Dravid as the head coach. Dravid’s tenure ended in June after the T20 World Cup, where India won the title by defeating South Africa in a thrilling final in Barbados.Following that, the BCCI appointed Gambhir as head coach.
The team is expected to leave for Sri Lanka on July 22 from Mumbai and the pre-departure press conference will likely be held on the same day.
India’s Sri Lanka tour begins with a three-match T20I series on July 27. It will be followed by an ODI series of three matches to conclude the tour.
The selection committee announced the white-ball squads earlier this week, with Suryakumar Yadav as the captain for T20Is and Rohit Sharma for the ODIs.
Rohit and Virat Kohli, both of who retired from the T20Is after the T20 World Cup last month, were earlier reportedly unavailable for the ODIs but the legendary duo was eventually named among the squad for 50-over leg of the tour.
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The tour of Sri Lanka is the first assignment for Gambhir since taking over from Rahul Dravid as the head coach. Dravid’s tenure ended in June after the T20 World Cup, where India won the title by defeating South Africa in a thrilling final in Barbados.Following that, the BCCI appointed Gambhir as head coach.
The team is expected to leave for Sri Lanka on July 22 from Mumbai and the pre-departure press conference will likely be held on the same day.
India’s Sri Lanka tour begins with a three-match T20I series on July 27. It will be followed by an ODI series of three matches to conclude the tour.
The selection committee announced the white-ball squads earlier this week, with Suryakumar Yadav as the captain for T20Is and Rohit Sharma for the ODIs.
Rohit and Virat Kohli, both of who retired from the T20Is after the T20 World Cup last month, were earlier reportedly unavailable for the ODIs but the legendary duo was eventually named among the squad for 50-over leg of the tour.
More to follow…
