New Delhi, The financial details of Gautam Gambhir's appointment as India's head coach are yet to be resolved, but that is the "least of his worries" at the moment as he is focused on getting a support staff from his choice to prepare for enormous challenges. that await you during the three years.
On Tuesday, BCCI secretary Jay Shah officially announced Gambhir's appointment, which had been in the cards for a long time. However, it is learned that his salary is yet to be determined, although he is expected to be at the same level as that of his predecessors Rahul Dravid and Ravi Shastri.
"For Gautam, it was important that he took charge and that the salary and other things could be resolved as they are not going anywhere. It is similar to Ravi Shastri's case in 2014, when he was appointed Director of Cricket for the first time instead of the head coach Duncan Fletcher," said a BCCI source. "The day Ravi joined, he didn't even have a contract and everything went well in Gautam's case too some finer details are being worked out. same rank as Rahul Dravid," he added.
It is understood that Gambhir will have his own team to work with, who will also coordinate closely with the NCA (National Cricket Academy) coaches, who look after the road teams (India A and Under-19) as well as the target players.
"I look forward to working closely with the BCCI, Director of Cricket Mr. VVS Laxman, the support staff and most importantly the players as we work towards achieving success in the upcoming tournaments," Gambhir had said. Laxman is currently in Zimbabwe with the young T20 team, but it is expected that once he returns, the NCA director, along with new head coach and chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar, the two captains Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya will have a conversation. on the road ahead.
Brainstorm support staff
=======================There is a lot of interest surrounding who will be Gambhir's main support staff.
Abhishek Nayar, KKR's academy director and former Mumbai stalwart, has been one of the key backroom strategists of the IPL franchise.
He is also known for being a life coach who has helped individual players at the professional level. More importantly, he is one of the closest friends of current captain Rohit Sharma. Having met all the requirements, it appears that he will be one of the assistant coaches.
A BCCI official, which operates mainly from Delhi, is believed to have mentioned the names of L Balaji and Zaheer Khan as two possible candidates for the bowling coach post.
Some other reports have indicated the name of R Vinay Kumar, who is believed to be Gambhir's choice. However, it is understood that the BCCI has rejected the proposal even though there is no confirmation of such a development from the BCCI secretary , Jay Shah, the man who matters in the BCCI.
As far as the fielding coach role is concerned, Jonty Rhodes' name seems to have cropped up again, but if you look at the trend of the last two coaching cycles, the BCCI has always preferred one of its home-grown talents in the organization. .
For example, R Sridhar was a core member of Shastri's team and worked in the ranks of the NCA and the India Under-19 set-up. The same goes for T Dilip, who worked extensively with Dravid at NCA and also did A assignments in India. There is a view that perhaps Munish Bali, who has been in the system for some time now and knows most of the youngsters who come through the system, you can try it too.
The T20I and ODI squad for the Sri Lanka series will be announced in the coming days, but the former IPL-winning KKR mentor's priority for next year would be the two traditional formats - ODI and Tests.
Great challenges ahead=================
Gambhir's first big Test would undoubtedly be Australia, where India, under Ravi Shastri, won back-to-back Test series in 2018-19 and 2020-21.
After 33 years (since 1991-92), India and Australia will take part in a five-Test series, with the initial Test starting at one of the bounciest tracks - Perth's Optus Stadium. While Gambhir spent an enormous amount of time strategizing for Delhi as captain between 2013 and 2017 in the Ranji Trophy, his position as a red-ball coach will largely depend on a series, which will also prove decisive for India. In regards to qualifying for the World Test Championship.
In between, there would be the Champions Trophy in Pakistan, but the BCCI has not yet given the green light to the schedule.
Gambhir, who has always spoken of the sacrifices of the Indian Army, has been adamantly opposed to playing cricket in Pakistan. Now that he is back on the BCCI roster, it will be interesting to see what his stance would be on playing there when a major ICC title, should the tournament go ahead as planned.
On Tuesday, BCCI secretary Jay Shah officially announced Gambhir's appointment, which had been in the cards for a long time. However, it is learned that his salary is yet to be determined, although he is expected to be at the same level as that of his predecessors Rahul Dravid and Ravi Shastri.
"For Gautam, it was important that he took charge and that the salary and other things could be resolved as they are not going anywhere. It is similar to Ravi Shastri's case in 2014, when he was appointed Director of Cricket for the first time instead of the head coach Duncan Fletcher," said a BCCI source. "The day Ravi joined, he didn't even have a contract and everything went well in Gautam's case too some finer details are being worked out. same rank as Rahul Dravid," he added.
It is understood that Gambhir will have his own team to work with, who will also coordinate closely with the NCA (National Cricket Academy) coaches, who look after the road teams (India A and Under-19) as well as the target players.
"I look forward to working closely with the BCCI, Director of Cricket Mr. VVS Laxman, the support staff and most importantly the players as we work towards achieving success in the upcoming tournaments," Gambhir had said. Laxman is currently in Zimbabwe with the young T20 team, but it is expected that once he returns, the NCA director, along with new head coach and chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar, the two captains Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya will have a conversation. on the road ahead.
Brainstorm support staff
=======================There is a lot of interest surrounding who will be Gambhir's main support staff.
Abhishek Nayar, KKR's academy director and former Mumbai stalwart, has been one of the key backroom strategists of the IPL franchise.
He is also known for being a life coach who has helped individual players at the professional level. More importantly, he is one of the closest friends of current captain Rohit Sharma. Having met all the requirements, it appears that he will be one of the assistant coaches.
A BCCI official, which operates mainly from Delhi, is believed to have mentioned the names of L Balaji and Zaheer Khan as two possible candidates for the bowling coach post.
Some other reports have indicated the name of R Vinay Kumar, who is believed to be Gambhir's choice. However, it is understood that the BCCI has rejected the proposal even though there is no confirmation of such a development from the BCCI secretary , Jay Shah, the man who matters in the BCCI.
As far as the fielding coach role is concerned, Jonty Rhodes' name seems to have cropped up again, but if you look at the trend of the last two coaching cycles, the BCCI has always preferred one of its home-grown talents in the organization. .
For example, R Sridhar was a core member of Shastri's team and worked in the ranks of the NCA and the India Under-19 set-up. The same goes for T Dilip, who worked extensively with Dravid at NCA and also did A assignments in India. There is a view that perhaps Munish Bali, who has been in the system for some time now and knows most of the youngsters who come through the system, you can try it too.
The T20I and ODI squad for the Sri Lanka series will be announced in the coming days, but the former IPL-winning KKR mentor's priority for next year would be the two traditional formats - ODI and Tests.
Great challenges ahead=================
Gambhir's first big Test would undoubtedly be Australia, where India, under Ravi Shastri, won back-to-back Test series in 2018-19 and 2020-21.
After 33 years (since 1991-92), India and Australia will take part in a five-Test series, with the initial Test starting at one of the bounciest tracks - Perth's Optus Stadium. While Gambhir spent an enormous amount of time strategizing for Delhi as captain between 2013 and 2017 in the Ranji Trophy, his position as a red-ball coach will largely depend on a series, which will also prove decisive for India. In regards to qualifying for the World Test Championship.
In between, there would be the Champions Trophy in Pakistan, but the BCCI has not yet given the green light to the schedule.
Gambhir, who has always spoken of the sacrifices of the Indian Army, has been adamantly opposed to playing cricket in Pakistan. Now that he is back on the BCCI roster, it will be interesting to see what his stance would be on playing there when a major ICC title, should the tournament go ahead as planned.
