Vikrant Shekhawat : Jan 11, 2025, 06:20 PM
Gautam Gambhir News: Gautam Gambhir took over as the head coach of the Indian cricket team in July 2024. However, in the first six months of his tenure, Team India's performance has not lived up to expectations. The team has suffered many embarrassing defeats in ODIs and Test cricket, due to which the team management is questioning Gambhir's functioning. In this context, the BCCI has called an important meeting in Mumbai to review Gambhir's performance.List of embarrassing defeatsDuring Gautam Gambhir's coaching, the Indian team had to face many unexpected defeats. First Sri Lanka defeated India in the ODI series after 27 years. After this, New Zealand clean swept the Test series on Indian soil for the first time. Recently, the team also lost the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, due to which the Indian team was out of the race for the World Test Championship (WTC). These results have raised questions on Gambhir's coaching.Important meeting to be held in MumbaiThe BCCI has called a review meeting at its headquarters in Mumbai on January 11. BCCI President Roger Binny, Vice President Rajiv Shukla and Interim Secretary Devjit Saikia will be present in this meeting. During this, head coach Gautam Gambhir and chief selector Ajit Agarkar will be questioned about the recent performance of the team.Better performance in T20, disappointing performance in Test and ODIUnder the guidance of Gambhir, the Indian team has performed well in the T20 format. However, the team's performance in ODI and Test cricket has been very disappointing. After the victory against Bangladesh, it was expected that the Indian team would make it to the final of the World Test Championship. But due to losing two consecutive Test series, this was not possible. During this, the performance of senior players like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli was also not up to expectations.The future of the players will also be discussedIn the meeting, not only the work of coach Gambhir will be assessed, but the Test career of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will also be discussed. Both the players have been in poor form for a long time.Will Gambhir be in trouble?The BCCI currently wants clarification from Gautam Gambhir on the recent results. Along with this, the board will also discuss the upcoming T20 and ODI series against England. However, at present, Gambhir is unlikely to be removed from the post. The entire focus of the BCCI is on the ICC Champions Trophy starting from February 19. In such a situation, the board is avoiding making any major changes right now.Eye on Champions TrophyThe priority of the Indian Cricket Board is currently the Champions Trophy. The BCCI does not want any major changes to be made in the team before the tournament. In such a situation, Gambhir will be given time now. The board believes that a decision on major changes in the coaching staff and the team will be taken only after the Champions Trophy.ConclusionThe first six months of Gautam Gambhir's coaching tenure have been very challenging for Indian cricket. The team's poor performance in Tests and ODIs has raised a question mark on his future. However, the BCCI is currently avoiding taking any major step, giving priority to the Champions Trophy. In such a situation, it will be interesting to see how Gambhir faces the upcoming challenges and how successful he is in bringing the Indian team back on track.