Indian cricketing icon and Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Sourav Ganguly expressed his desire to be a coach of the Indian team on Monday. Besides, he mentioned that Gautam Gambhir could be an excellent coach for the Men in Blue.
At present, BCCI is hunting for head coach applicants as Rahul Dravid’s tenure will end after T20 World Cup period in June 2024.
Ganguly’s interest in the position and his backing of Gambhir have ignited ongoing debates about who will lead the Indian cricket team next.
“I would love to coach the Indian team. And if he agrees, I think he can be a very good candidate,” Ganguly told media persons at Kolkata.
Gambhir, who was part of India’s World Cup-winning side in 2011, was speaking at Medeor Hospital Abu Dhabi during an interaction with students on Sunday. On being queried by students if Gambhir could take up coaching for India and use whatever knowledge he has to help them win this tournament.
“Many people have asked me this question but I haven’t answered you yet. But there is no answer now but i should tell you now. I would love to coach the Indian team. To coach your national team is probably one of the greatest honours that you can get. You represent Rs 140 crore.” Indians and people from all over the world,” said a smiling Gambhir.
Ganguly backs Rishabh Pant and India in ICC T20 World Cup. He believes Pant along with his teammates will perform well during this competition.
“He (Rishabh Pant) plays well. He is a good player. The World Cup hasn’t started yet; we’re playing warm-up matches against other countries whereas their first game will be played on June 5th.And they’ll do well – they’re a good team ,” commented Ganguly.
India starts their T20 World Cup campaign against Ireland on June 5 at New Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York.
The much-anticipated blockbuster clash between India and Pakistan will take place on June 9th.
Indian team: Rohit Sharma (C), Hardik Pandya (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (WK), Sanju Samson (WK), Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Siraj
Subs: Shubman Gill , Linku Singh , Khalil Ahmed and Avesh Khan.
