India Head Coach Interview LIVE Updates: Gautam Gambhir guided KKR to IPL 2024 title.© BCCI/IPL
BCCI Announcement India Head Coach LIVE: The announcement of the next Indian cricket team coach can happen anytime. Amid the wait for the new Indian cricket team coach, some very interesting names are coming up for the support staff. Gautam Gambhir, who is reported to be the front-runner for the coach’s post, has had some demands regarding his support staff. He has also received some interesting suggestions. Currently, Vikram Rathour is the batting coach, Paras Mhambrey is the bowling coach while T Dillip is the fielding coach. Apart from Gambhir, former Indian women’s cricket team coach WV Raman has also been interviewed.
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19:46 (IST)
BCCI Selector Appointmenr Live: Two names emerge
In the midst of all this, former Delhi captain Mithun Manhas and junior national selection panel member Krishan Mohan Sharma are front-runners for the North Zone selector’s post, which will be vacated by former India speedster Salil Ankola, according to a report in PTI. Former Haryana cricketer Ajay Ratra, who had been interviewed earlier, ex-Punjab all-rounder Reetinder Singh Sodhi and Nikhil Chopra are also in contention for the key post.
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18:26 (IST)
India Coach Interview Live: Why Is BCCI Pursuing Gambhir?
A report by news agency IANS has said, quoting sources, on the reason behind BCCI pursuing Gambhir with so much intensity. The report said the BCCI officials are impressed with the way Gambhir mentored young players at KKR and helped the franchise win its third IPL. Gambhir confirmed his candidature after the BCCI bigwigs agreed to his condition of being given a free hand in running the team as he does at the KKR.
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17:19 (IST)
India Coach Appointment Live: Who Will Be The Bowling Coach?
Interestingly, Gautam Gambhir and BCCI have received from an ex-Pakistan player Kamran Akmal regarding the support. Akmal feels that India should go for Gambhir’s former India teammates Zaheer Khan or Ashish Nehra to be the next bowling coach. “Gambhir was with Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and they did really well under him. He became a mentor of KKR and they became champions. He is an amazing planner and has a brilliant cricketing mind. I have played a lot of cricket with him. We have been together for a long time. We played, had food and had chats together. We are still good friends. We are still in touch,” Akmal told Times of India.
“He should be the head coach and India can go for Ashish Nehra or Zaheer Khan as bowling coach.”
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16:34 (IST)
India Coach Interview Live: Surprise in fielding coach?
A new update is coming up. Gautam Gambhir, and not BCCI, has approached SA great Jonty Rhodes to be the next fielding coach of the Indian cricket team, according to a report in Cricbuzz. Gambhir and Rhodes worked together at the Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL. Under their guidance, LSG entered the IPL playoffs twice
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14:11 (IST)
India Coach Interview Live: What WV Raman Said On Gautam Gambhir
WV Raman, competing with Gautam Gambhir for the India head coach job, had nothing but praise for the 2011 World Cup-winner.
“I’ve always rated Gautam Gambhir as one of the best captains in the IPL. He’s always been intense and tactically sound. His success comes purely from his own efforts. He is committed to cricket and does not try to conform to others’ expectations. If he takes up the India role, I wish him all the very best,” Raman had told RevSportz.
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12:49 (IST)
India Coach Interview Live: Questions Asked By CAC
The CAC reportedly asked these three questions to Gautam Gambhir and WV Raman, as per RevSportz:
1. What are your ideas regarding the coaching staff of the team?
2. With a few aging players in both the batting and bowling departments, how will you handle the transition phase?
3. What are your views on split captaincy, fitness parameters concerning workload management, and addressing the team’s failure to win ICC trophies?
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11:46 (IST)
India Coach Interview Live: What Gambhir’s Appointment Would Mean For Rohit, Kohli
Former India opener Aakash Chopra feels a lot could change for India’s veteran stars if Gautam Gambhir gets hired as head coach.
“I am saying it will be an interesting tenure because you will have to manage the transition here, and that is never an easy thing. Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Mohammed Shami, maybe Ravindra Jadeja, especially their roles in T20s, there are plenty of people who are on the wrong side of 30, 35 to 37, including Ravichandran Ashwin,” Chopra said on his YouTube channel.
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10:50 (IST)
India Coach Interview Live: What Gambhir Had Said On India Coach Job
A week or so ago, Gautam Gambhir openly flirted with the idea of taking the India coach job. He had said: “Look, I would love to coach the Indian team,” Gambhir said. “There is no bigger honour. There is no bigger honour than coaching your national team. You are representing 140 crore Indians. And more across the globe as well. And when you represent India, how can it get bigger than that?”
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10:14 (IST)
India Coach Interview Live: Gambhir All Set To Replace Dravid, Announcement On…
India head coach Rahul Dravid is expected to be replaced by Gautam Gambhir despite competition from WV Raman, former Indian women’s team coach. As per a report, the formal announcement of Gambhir’s appointment is likely to be made by the BCCI during the closing stages of the T20 World Cup 2024.
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09:07 (IST)
India Coach Interview Live: Which Stars To Benefit With Gambhir’s Appointment?
With Gautam Gambhir leading the race for Team India’s next head coach, the return of Shreyas Iyer to India’s setup is likely to get a boost. Also, IPL stars like Abhishek Sharma, Riyan Parag, Mayank Yadav, Harshit Rana, Nitish Reddy, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Yash Dayal are all at the NCA camp at present, with the development hinting at their potential call-up for the national team.
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08:39 (IST)
India Coach Interview Live: Potential Selectors Also Interviewed
Alongside the hunt for Team India’s head coach, the trio of Mithun Manhas, Ajay Ratra and Reetinder Singh Sodhi were also interviewed for the national selector’s role
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07:46 (IST)
India Coach Interview Live: Gautam Gambhir Enquires About Jonty Rhodes Interest
A report in Cricbuzz has suggested that Gambhir has also asked South Africa great Jonty Rhodes about his interest in joining the support staff under him in the Indian team.
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07:41 (IST)
India Coach Interview Live: New Coach To Be Given 3 And A Half Year Deal
The BCCI has already confirmed that the new head coach would be appointed for for three-and-a-half years, from July 2024 to December 2027. The board had also stated that the head coach would guide the team in all three formats, ruling out separate appointments for separate roles.
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07:12 (IST)
India Coach Interview Live: Process Continues Today
Another day, another development in the BCCI’s hunt for a new head coach continues. Gautam Gambhir and WV Raman, the only two applicants for the role, will be quizzed again today. An intriguing day awaits.
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00:23 (IST)
India Coach Interview Live: The story so far
Today might be the day when BCCI announces Indian cricket team’s next head coach. According to the information so far, Gautam Gambhir and WV Raman are the two candidates who have been interviewed. That’s a surprise because some reports pointed at Gambhir being the only candidate. one report even said that though Gambhir is the front-runner, the BCCI liked WV Raman’s presentation.
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23:23 (IST)
Coach Appointment Live: Cryptic post by WV Raman
Oh dear!!
— WV Raman (@wvraman) June 18, 2024
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23:11 (IST)
India Coach Interview Live: Know the candidates
That is not all. Gambhir, as a mentor, guided new Franchise Lucknow Super Giants to IPL playoffs twice. Then in 2024, as KKR mentor, he guided the team to the title. Gambhir is a former IPL-winning captain too with Kolkata Knight Riders.
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22:44 (IST)
Coach Appointment Live: Know the candidates
Now the second candidate: Gautam Gambhir. A member of India’s 2007 T20 World Cup and 2011 ODI World Cup winning teams, Gambhir was one of the best left-handed openers that this country has produced. In both the 2007 T20 World Cup and 2011 ODI World Cup, he played crucial roles. After hanging his playing boots, he wore the mentor’s hat for several IPL teams.
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22:19 (IST)
India Coach Interview Live: Know the candidates
Let’s look at the two candidates whose name have come up so far: 1st the surprise one – WV Raman. A veteran of 11 Tests and 27 ODIs, Raman is 59 years old. Interestingly, BCCI said the candidates must be below 60. Raman played his domestic cricket for Tamil Nadu as a left-handed batter and a part-time left-arm spinner. Raman was also the coach of the Indian women’s national team.
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21:54 (IST)
Coach Appointment Live: A 3-way race?
The coaching selection process is likely to continue tomorrow also. Several reports have claimed that an overseas coach will be interviewed. Though so far, there has been no clarity on who that person goin to be. Is BCCI looking at multiple roles in the coaching role? No report has so far point at that direction.
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20:56 (IST)
India Coach Interview Live: When will the coach be named?
When will the India coach be named? Now that is an interesting question. According to news agency PTI, there is an Apex Council meeting on Tuesday evening and it is understood that BCCI secretary Jay Shah will apprise the members of the coach selection process before the final announcement is made. The CAC is also interviewing a few interested candidates for the North Zone selector’s position
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