Gambhir leaves Australia to fly back home for ‘personal emergency’; to rejoin India squad ahead of second Test
The Hindu
India head coach Gautam Gambhir leaves squad for personal emergency, to rejoin before second Test against Australia.
India head coach Gautam Gambhir has flown back home with his family due to a "personal emergency" and will rejoin the squad before the second Test against Australia beginning December 6 in Adelaide.
The Delhi-based coach will skip India's two-day pink ball warm-up game against Prime Minister's XI in Canberra starting November 30.
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"He left with his family on early Tuesday morning for India. It is an unavoidable personal emergency. He will be back in Adelaide before the start of the second Test match," a BCCI official told PTI on conditions of anonymity.
The Indian team will leave for Canberra on Wednesday (November 27, 2024), where it is expected to attend an official reception by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
The two-day match will be crucial preparation for the side as the second Test is going to be a day-night game. The pink Kookaburra ball will be used during the clash.
Prime Minister's XI will be led by all-rounder Jack Edwards and it is a squad full of youngsters, along with a few Test-capped internationals like Scott Boland and Matthew Renshaw.
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