The 42-year-old Gambhir replaced Rahul Dravid, whose tenure as head coach ended on a memorable note with the Indian cricket team winning the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 in Barbados on June 29. BCCI secretary Jay Shah announced the appointment of the new head coach Gautam Gambhir on his social handle ‘X’ (formerly Twitter) on July 9.

BCCI did not involve Virat Kohli in the selection of the new head coach, signaling a potential shift away from Kohli as a long-term prospect. Despite past tensions, Kohli and Gambhir publicly reconciled earlier this year,

Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir were involved in an ugly spat during an IPL 2023 match in Lucknow, before hugging it out this season.

Virat Kohli made a heartwarming revelation about his brotherhood with Rohit Sharma during a felicitation ceremony organized by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai following Team India's T20 World Cup triumph last week.

Former India skipper Virat Kohli was not consulted by the BCCI before the appointment of Gautam Gambhir as the head coach of the team, a report in the Hindustan Times states.

Gautam Gambhir will be India's next head coach, succeeding Rahul Dravid, who ended his tenure after overseeing India's victorious T20 World Cup 2024 campaign. BCCI secretary Jay Shah made the announcement via X (formerly Twitter).

Gautam Gambhir is set to embark on a new chapter of his professional career as he makes a return to the Indian cricket team in the capacity of its head coach. Having eked out a memorable career as a player that saw him play a prominent role in India’s two world cup triumphs,

A new era has been ushered into the Indian Cricket Team as Gautam Gambhir has been appointed as the head coach. Coach Rahul Dravid's exit was capped off with a marvellous exit as Team India won the T20 World Cup which was his final assignment with the side.

Gautam Gambhir's childhood coach recalled his ‘golden heart’ gesture for Virat Kohli. The new India head coach also made a big prediction about Rohit Sharma.

Ex-India all-rounder and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) assistant coach Abhishek Nair might join the supporting staff of Team India's new head coach, Gautam Gambhir. On Tuesday (July 9), the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) appointed Gautam Gambhir as the new head coach of the Indian cricket team.