Former India batsman Gautam Gambhir is on the BCCI’s wish list to take over as India men’s coach after Rahul Dravid’s tenure ends at the end of the 2024 T20 World Cup in June.
ESPNcricinfo has learned that Gambhir, who is currently a consultant for the Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL, has been approached by the BCCI to gauge his interest in the job, and further talks are expected after KKR complete their IPL 2024 campaign. However, The deadline to apply for the India head coach job is May 27, a day after the IPL final.
It is reported that Dravid has spoken to the BCCI about his decision not to seek another tenure.
Although Gambhir, 42, has no coaching experience at the international or domestic level, he has been in charge of the coaching staff of two IPL teams. He was a consultant to Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2022 and 2023 – they qualified for the playoffs in both seasons – before joining KKR in the 2024 season, where they will finish the league stage top of the table. Gambhir’s move to KKR for IPL 2024 was unexpected but it was heard that he was lured to become the team’s mentor by franchise owner Shah Rukh Khan.
Gambhir was part of India’s T20 World Cup triumph in 2007 and ODI World Cup triumph in 2011. He captained KKR for seven IPL seasons from 2011 to 2017, and they qualified for the playoffs five times and won two titles in 2012 and 2014 under him. leadership. They also reached the final of the defunct Champions League T20 in 2014.
Last week, the BCCI advertised for applications for the post of Indian men’s coach. The project, BCCI said, will be for all three buildings for a period of three and a half years from July 2024 to December 2027.
Dravid had started his two-year tenure as India’s head coach after the 2021 T20 World Cup. His tenure was due to end after the 2023 ODI World Cup in November last year, but he agreed to an extension until the end of the 2024 T20 World Cup, which will be played in the West Indies and the USA in June.
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