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Gautam Gambhir Reflects on Two Years Leading India
Gautam Gambhir has been India’s cricket coach for two years.
He said the team has experienced both good and difficult results during that time.
He believes accepting both success and failure is part of being responsible for a national team.
Gambhir said he and Rohit Sharma understand each other because they played together in the past.
He also praised four captains for putting the team before themselves.
These captains are Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer.
Gambhir especially praised Gill for leading India in five Test matches in England.
India will next play the West Indies in three one-day matches and five T20 matches.
Gill will lead India in the ODIs, while Iyer will captain the T20I team.
Gautam Gambhir described his two years as India’s head coach as a period of successes and setbacks across Tests, ODIs and T20Is.
Gambhir said he accepts both his achievements and failures as part of leading the national team.
He said his relationship with former captain Rohit Sharma is rooted in their time as teammates and extends beyond their official roles.
Gambhir praised Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer for putting Indian cricket ahead of themselves.
He backed Shubman Gill after the young captain’s handling of India’s five-Test tour of England and expected further improvement from him.
- Who
- India head coach Gautam Gambhir, former captain Rohit Sharma, and captains Suryakumar Yadav, Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer.
- What
- Gambhir reflected on his two-year tenure as India coach and discussed his relationships with India’s captains and Gill’s leadership.
- Where
- The upcoming three ODIs and five T20Is will be played across venues in India; Gambhir also discussed Gill’s five-Test tour of England.
- When
- Gambhir’s reflection came ahead of India’s West Indies series, which begins on September 27, 2026.
- Why
- Gambhir said leading India involves accepting both successes and failures, while the West Indies series will begin India’s 2026-27 home season.
Key facts
- Coach
- Gautam Gambhir
- Tenure discussed
- Two years as India head coach
- Upcoming opponent
- West Indies
- Series start
- September 27, 2026
- Series format
- Three ODIs and five T20Is
- India ODI captain
- Shubman Gill
- India T20I captain
- Shreyas Iyer
- West Indies captain
- Shai Hope
Quotes
Gautam Gambhir
India head coach reflecting on his tenure
“With Shubman, he is young. If you get captaincy on a tour of England, that too in five Test matches, and if you push someone into the deep sea, either you will swim out really well or you will drown. But the way Shubman has handled Test cricket, it has been brilliant, and I think we will see the best of Shubman in the coming years.”
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“The two years didn't pass in the blink of an eye. I think I've had my own share of ups and downs. I've had my own failures and successes. But again, I've always believed that when you take up that kind of responsibility, there will always be ups and downs.”
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