rollingstoned Posted March 12 Posted March 12 Gautam Gambhir 'in discussion with BCCI', to sacrifice free time for Indian cricket: 'He has expressed his desire to...' Gautam Gambhir will have no off time during the IPL as the India coach embarks on a special mission. Following India's Champions Trophy win, the players have scattered to join their respective IPL franchises. However, Gautam Gambhir, the head coach of the Indian cricket team, has different plans. He intends to utilise his free time to enhance Indian cricket by overseeing and taking charge of additional A tours. Since assuming the coaching role following India's T20 World Cup victory last year, Gambhir has faced challenges in maintaining the team's Test performance. India suffered a 0-3 whitewash against New Zealand at home and subsequently lost the Border-Gavaskar Trophy to Australia. Gautam Gambhir is eager to unearth the next generation of Indian cricketers(PTI) To prevent a repeat of recent disappointments during India's upcoming five-Test series in England, set to take place over the next three months, Gambhir is taking proactive steps. In consultations with the BCCI, he has expressed his desire to join the India 'A' tour to the UK, where he can closely monitor emerging talents. Once a regular feature of Indian cricket, A tours have significantly declined in recent years, but Gambhir is determined to revive their importance. Unlike his predecessors, Rahul Dravid and Ravi Shastri, who preferred to step back during the IPL, Gambhir is actively preparing to lead an India A tour, ensuring fresh and promising players get the spotlight they deserve. "Gambhir has been in discussions with the BCCI since he returned from Australia. He has expressed his desire to travel with the India 'A' team to get a clearer view of the reserve pool. With India winning the Champions Trophy after Gambhir's insistence for certain wild card players, one may expect him to assert more in future," The Times of India quoted a source as saying. How will Gambhir approach India A tours? Whether Gambhir will join the India A team as a mentor or step into the coaching role currently held by VVS Laxman remains to be seen, but one thing is certain: GG is fully committed to this initiative. The core mission behind reviving the A tour initiative is to unearth talent from India's vast pool of players. With his sights set on the 2027 World Cup and the upcoming World Test Championship cycle, Gambhir, a two-time World Cup winner is determined to scout and nurture the next generation of cricketers capable of proudly representing India. With the five-Test series against England kicking off on June 20, Gambhir plans to arrive in the UK early to kickstart his efforts. Notably, A tours were once a regular fixture in Indian cricket during Rahul Dravid's tenure as their coach, but their frequency dwindled after he transitioned to leading the senior men’s team. With Gambhir now at the helm of this revival, there's optimism that the golden era of A tours – and Indian cricket's talent pipeline – could make a triumphant return. "One of the crucial issues identified is reviving India 'A' tours. There have been only a handful 'A' series after Dravid left NCA and all of those were shadow tours for a marquee series. Gambhir too believes that there needs to be more 'A' tours. That's why he wants to take stock of the situation firsthand," the source said. Number, raki05, nevada and 4 others 3 4
Popular Post Mariyam Posted March 13 Popular Post Posted March 13 "Sacrifice free time for India A tours" He makes it sound like he is doing us a favour. If someone paid me 50 cr INR a year, I'd also sacrifice my free time, stop watching Anupama and coach India A/B/C! MK55, vvvslaxman, Pratik77 and 8 others 1 10
rangeelaraja Posted March 13 Posted March 13 1 minute ago, Mariyam said: "Sacrifice free time for India A tours" He makes it sound like he is doing us a favour. If someone paid me 50 cr INR a year, I'd also sacrifice my free time, stop watching Anupama and coach India A/B/C! Where did you get the 50 cr INR figure from ? I thought it is 10-12 cr INR. Mariyam 1
Mariyam Posted March 13 Posted March 13 1 minute ago, rangeelaraja said: Where did you get the 50 cr INR figure from ? I thought it is 10-12 cr INR. I made it up for dramatic effort. Wouldn't give up Anupama for 10 cr. rangeelaraja 1
rangeelaraja Posted March 13 Posted March 13 2 minutes ago, Mariyam said: I made it up for dramatic effort. Wouldn't give up Anupama for 10 cr. Haan ji. Aap logon ki duniya alag hi hai. I earn in USD, but would definitely pack up and return to India if offered a 10 cr salary. Mariyam 1
Lone Wolf Posted March 13 Posted March 13 20 minutes ago, Mariyam said: "Sacrifice free time for India A tours" He makes it sound like he is doing us a favour. If someone paid me 50 cr INR a year, I'd also sacrifice my free time, stop watching Anupama and coach India A/B/C! You watch Anupama Sgattick10 and Lord 2
Ultimate_Game Posted March 13 Posted March 13 Don't get it why we play 5 Tests series. 5 Tests is way too long and leads to injuries for our leading bowlers. 4 Tests should be the max as playing 5 Tests with a limited squad is too much workload and hinders our path to WTC. 4 Tests is long enough and can be managed with top players playing most of the matches. 5 Tests leads to top players missing at some time in the series devaluing the contest. MK55 and raki05 1 1
Mariyam Posted March 13 Posted March 13 9 minutes ago, Lone Wolf said: You watch Anupama More exciting than watching KxiP or whatever they are called nowadays. rahulrulezz and AuxiliA 2
raki05 Posted March 13 Posted March 13 1 hour ago, Mariyam said: "Sacrifice free time for India A tours" He makes it sound like he is doing us a favour. If someone paid me 50 cr INR a year, I'd also sacrifice my free time, stop watching Anupama and coach India A/B/C! Sadly Dravid or others dint do that inspite of minting bcci. We should appreciate his gesture even if its for namesake atleast he took initiative than being commentator or mentor in ipl team. rollingstoned, rahulrulezz and Mariyam 1 2
Gollum Posted March 13 Posted March 13 6 minutes ago, raki05 said: Sadly Dravid or others dint do that inspite of minting bcci. We should appreciate his gesture even if its for namesake atleast he took initiative than being commentator or mentor in ipl team. Tbh, Dravid and others didn't experience such lows in test cricket. Home whitewash and BGT surrender takes Indian cricket back to 2011-12 days. Mariyam, Sgattick10, Lord and 1 other 1 1 2
coffee_rules Posted March 13 Posted March 13 Click bait title .. noted @rollingstoned.. was so curious what is Gambhir going to sacrifice for Indian cricket -- A 5-0 loss against England this summer.
singhvivek141 Posted March 13 Posted March 13 1 hour ago, Mariyam said: I made it up for dramatic effort. Wouldn't give up Anupama for 10 cr. Who is Anupama ? What is Anupama ? Let me do it better Why is Anupama ? vvvslaxman, Vilander, Mariyam and 1 other 1 1 2
deathmonger Posted March 13 Posted March 13 26 minutes ago, Gollum said: Tbh, Dravid and others didn't experience such lows in test cricket. Home whitewash and BGT surrender takes Indian cricket back to 2011-12 days. BGT is still okay. Winning in Australia with a transitioning team is tough. One match won and one match drawn is a good result. Plus even MCG, SCG India fought. Dravid was whitewashed in his first and last tours to Aus. And the 2011 Aus team was a bad team. They even lost a home match to a mid NZ team. But whitewashed at home in NZ is a low.
diga Posted March 13 Posted March 13 19 minutes ago, deathmonger said: BGT is still okay. Winning in Australia with a transitioning team is tough. One match won and one match drawn is a good result. Plus even MCG, SCG India fought. Dravid was whitewashed in his first and last tours to Aus. And the 2011 Aus team was a bad team. They even lost a home match to a mid NZ team. But whitewashed at home in NZ is a low. Apples & Oranges... we are talking about Dravid the coach & not player.
vvvslaxman Posted March 13 Posted March 13 44 minutes ago, singhvivek141 said: Who is Anupama ? What is Anupama ? Let me do it better Why is Anupama ? Same question lol you beat me to it. singhvivek141 1
raki05 Posted March 13 Posted March 13 1 hour ago, Gollum said: Tbh, Dravid and others didn't experience such lows in test cricket. Home whitewash and BGT surrender takes Indian cricket back to 2011-12 days. Agreed but its combination of so many factor, India played with 9 players through out these 2 series…. And the 2 players who were non performers one was captain and other was most celebrated batsmen in Indian history. Dravid was lucky that chokli went away during england series and Jurel and other youngsters got chance or else we would have lost that series without Jurel contribution. However i agreed that Gambhir did tactical blunder by demanding rank turners. Ultimate_Game 1
neel roy Posted March 13 Posted March 13 Mark Wood Out. Carse doubtful. Archer not sure if he ll play. England attack will be Potts, Woakes, Gus Atkinson. If India cant beat this team i have nothing to say. I just bought the 4th test, day 4 Old Trafford ticket for 26th july. I dont want to see India collapsing against those bozos..
BacktoCricaddict Posted March 13 Posted March 13 3 hours ago, Mariyam said: "Sacrifice free time for India A tours" He makes it sound like he is doing us a favour. If someone paid me 50 cr INR a year, I'd also sacrifice my free time, stop watching Anupama and coach India A/B/C! All ok, but who is Anupama?
deathmonger Posted March 13 Posted March 13 13 minutes ago, neel roy said: Mark Wood Out. Carse doubtful. Archer not sure if he ll play. England attack will be Potts, Woakes, Gus Atkinson. If India cant beat this team i have nothing to say. I just bought the 4th test, day 4 Old Trafford ticket for 26th july. I dont want to see India collapsing against those bozos.. Rohit mustn't play. Even Kohli if he fails should be dropped midway. Even with these two and an inexperienced team we ran Aus so close in MCG/SCG and even won Perth, drew in Gabba.
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