Gautam Gambhir's First Press Conference As India Head Coach: Gautam Gambhir, India's newly appointed head coach, is all set to address the media for the first time since taking charge of the role. It is expected to be nothing short of a blockbuster event as Gambhir will definitely be questioned around the lines of selection for the forthcoming Sri Lanka tour where the management and selection committee made some bold choices.
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Among the highlights of India's squads for the Sri Lanka series, Suryakumar Yadav has been trusted to be India's T20I captain ahead of Hardik Pandya who was Rohit's deputy in their victorious ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 campaign. In addition, Ravindra Jadeja was not selected for the ODIs despite him having only given up the T20I format. Shubman Gill was appointed vice-captain of both the formats.
There were a few notable omissions too with Abhishek Sharma not finding his name in the T20I squad despite having scored a century in the Zimbabwe series. In addition after being benched for the entire T20 World Cup in USA and West Indies, Yuzvendra Chahal did not find his name in the T20I squad for the Sri Lanka tour. Among the inclusions, Harshit Rana's name in the ODI setup grabbed eyeballs. Gambhir is expected to answer his selection choices in this press conference.
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Ajit Agarkar To Join Gambhir In This Press Conference
Meanwhile, it has been confirmed that head coach Gautam Gambhir will be accompanied by head of the selection committee Ajit Agarkar. Both of them will be answering the questions addressed by the press.
Gautam Gambhir First Press Conference Details:
Date: July 22, 2024
Time: 10 AM (Indian Standard Time)