Gautam Gambhir Press Conference Live: Gautam Gambhir’s first assignment as India’s head coach will be leading the team in a limited overs tour of Sri Lanka. A three-match T20I series will first be played in the country on July 27, 28 and 30 and that will be followed by an ODI series of as many games on August 2, 4 and 7. While the T20I series will be played in Pallekele, the ODIs will be played at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.
The first big act with Gambhir at the helm was Suryakumar Yadav being chosen to lead the T20I team in Sri Lanka. While he hasn’t officially been announced as Rohit Sharma’s successor as India’s permanent captain in the shortest format, it is expected to stay this way going forward. Suryakumar pipped overwhelming favourite Hardik Pandya to take over the captaincy reins from an already-retired Rohit in T20Is. Gambhir’s explanation of India’s rationale behind passing the captaincy to Suryakumar instead of Hardik is much-anticipated in his first public address as the head coach.
A result of Hardik’s demotion was Shubman Gill being elevated to vice-captain. The young opener is also vice-captaint to Rohit Sharma in ODIs. Gill was captain of the Indian team in their recent five-match T20I tour of Zimbabwe, where they had won 4-1. He is seen as the prime candidate to become India’s next all-format captain, being one of few players who are active in T20Is, ODIs and Tests.
Senior spinner Yuzvendra Chahal finished his IPL campaign this year with 18 wickets but he finds no place in the squad. The Rajasthan Royals (RR) spinner became the all-time leading wicket-taker in the format. For India, it has been challenging to accommodate pure spinners in its squad. It will be interesting to see what Gambhir has to say about the senior spinner’s role going forward.
Some pointers around Gautam Gambhir’s Press Conference:
– Gautam Gambhir is set to speak with the media for the first time as India’s head coach
– Gambhir was announced as head coach by the BCCI after Rahul Dravid stepped down from the post
– The first big act of this new era of the Indian team was the announcement of Suryakumar Yadav as India’s T20I captain for the tour of Sri Lanka
– Among the other big questions that could be asked is where KL Rahul stands in the pecking order now that regular wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant has returned
Follow all the updates here:
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Mon, 22 Jul 2024 09:52 AM
Gautam Gambhir Press Conference Live: India under Hardik Pandya
Gautam Gambhir Press Conference Live: The all-rounder was captain in T20Is for much of 2023, with Rohit Sharma sitting out from the format, and even led India in a few ODIs whenever the regular skipper was unavailable. All in all, Pandya led India in 16 T20I matches, winning 10, losing five, and one notably ending in a tie. His win percentage was 62.50.
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Mon, 22 Jul 2024 09:46 AM
Gautam Gambhir Press Conference Live: Rishabh Pant or KL Rahul?
Gautam Gambhir Press Conference Live: This will be among the bigger questions for Gambhir and Agarkar to answer. KL Rahul is clearly out of the T20I squad but the opposite true as far as ODIs and Tests are concerned. Rahul has been quite sensational as wicketkeeper-batter in both formats over the last year and a half but the return of Rishabh Pant, and the presence of young Dhruv Jurel, does put a question mark on his standing.
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Mon, 22 Jul 2024 09:39 AM
Gautam Gambhir Press Conference Live: What’s the story with Ravindra Jadeja?
Gautam Gambhir Press Conference Live: Ravindra Jadeja, like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, announced his retirement from T20Is after the T20 World Cup final. However, he wasn’t named in the ODI leg of this tour either, despite Rohit and Kohli being in the squad. It has been reported that making sure Jadeja gets ample rest before the 10 Test matches India play at home and then in Australia is the reason for this, considering injuries have taken a toll on the veteran all-rounder in recent months. Other than this, Gambhir and the selectors are also reportedly keen on giving Axar Patel a run in ODIs.
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Mon, 22 Jul 2024 09:28 AM
Gautam Gambhir Press Conference Live: When and where to watch the presser?
Gautam Gambhir Press Conference Live: This press conference will be streamed live on Jio Cinema. It is scheduled to start at 10am but then these things rarely ever start without at least a 15-20 minute delay so dig in.
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Mon, 22 Jul 2024 09:21 AM
Gautam Gambhir Press Conference Live: The big SKY vs Pandya debate
Gautam Gambhir Press Conference Live: Rohit Sharma revealing that the 2024 T20 World Cup final was his last match for India in the shortest format confirmed two things. The first is that a chapter has come to an end in Indian cricket. The other, was that there needs to be someone to lead the new chapter. Hardik Pandya was expected to be that man, having redeemed himself and more in the T20 World Cup, particularly in the final.
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Mon, 22 Jul 2024 09:09 AM
Gautam Gambhir Press Conference Live: Gautam Gambhir in Sri Lanka
Gautam Gambhir Press Conference Live: Gambhir is no stranger to Sri Lanka. He played four Tests in the country, scoring 312 runs at an average of 39.00 with three half-centuries. Gambhir played 18 ODIs in the country scoring 759 runs at an average of 42.16 with two centuries and a half-century. His T20I record is rather forgettable, having scored just 99 runs in seven matches at a strike rate of 115.11 and average of 14.14.
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Mon, 22 Jul 2024 08:57 AM
Gautam Gambhir press conference live: India ODI squad for Sri Lanka tour
Gautam Gambhir press conference live: Rohit Sharma (C), Ꮪhubman Gill (VC), Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (WK), Rishabh Pant (WK), Shreyas Iyer, Shivam Dube, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Riyan Parag, Axar Patel, Khaleel Ahmed, Harshit Rana.
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Mon, 22 Jul 2024 08:45 AM
Gautam Gambhir press conference live: India’s T20I squad for Sri Lanka tour
Gautam Gambhir press conference live: Suryakumar Yadav (C), Ꮪhubman Gill (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rinku Singh, Riyan Parag, Rishabh Pant (WK), Sanju Samson (WK), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Khaleel Ahmed, Mohd. Siraj.
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Mon, 22 Jul 2024 08:23 AM
Gautam Gambhir press conference live: Hello and welcome!
Gautam Gambhir press conference live: A new era in Indian cricket begins today. Gautam Gambhir has the unenviable task of potentially having to oversee a period of transition, with names that have been associated with Indian cricket for the past decade or so coming to the twilight of their careers and the newer ones coming of age. The Indian team’s first major act in this new period was appointing Suryakumar Yadav as captain for this upcoming tour of Sri Lanka. Gambhir and chief selector will be answering questions on this and more in the upcoming press conference. Stay tuned!
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