Gautam Gambhir, Mentor, Kolkata Knight Riders. Photo: @KKRiders
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has approached Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) mentor Gautam Gambhir for the role of Men in Blue’s head coach.
According to an ESPNcricinfo report, BCCI has contacted Gambhir for the high-profile job.
The report further states that the board could hold detailed discussions with the former Delhi cricketer after the conclusion of IPL 2024.
However, the last day to apply for the head coach position is May 27, a day after the IPL 2024 final.
Meanwhile, it is also reported that Dravid has communicated with BCCI that he is not interested in another tenure as India’s head coach.
Gambhir’s coaching experience
Gambhir, who played an important role with the bat during India’s World Cup campaigns in 2007 and 2011, has no coaching experience at international and domestic levels.
He mentored LSG during IPL 2022 and 2023 and helped them qualify for the play-offs. During Gambhir’s mentorship, Kolkata played a different brand of cricket and topped the IPL 2024 points table.
| Gautam Gambhir batting career statistics | ||||||||||||
| Format | Matches | Innings | NO | Running | HS | Avg | SR | 100 | 200 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
| Test | 58 | 104 | 5 | 4154 | 206 | 41.96 | 51.49 | 9 | 1 | 22 | 517 | 10 |
| ODI | 147 | 143 | 11 | 5238 | 150 | 39.68 | 85.25 | 11 | 0 | 34 | 561 | 17 |
| T20I | 37 | 36 | 2 | 932 | 75 | 27.41 | 119.03 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 109 | 10 |
| IPL | 154 | 152 | 16 | 4218 | 93 | 31.01 | 123.91 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 491 | 59 |
First print: May 17, 2024 | 8:08 PM IST