Gautam Gambhir and W.V. Raman interviewed for head coach post
The Hindu
Former India opening batters Gambhir and Raman interviewed for India men's cricket team head coach position. Gambhir a front-runner.
Gautam Gambhir and W.V. Raman, former India opening batters, were interviewed on June 18 for the post of India’s men’s cricket team’s head coach. The duo appeared virtually for the interviews conducted by the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC).
The CAC, chaired by former India batter Ashok Malhotra, interacted with the duo.
It is understood that Malhotra and his two colleagues – Sulakshana Naik and Jatin Paranjape – were impressed by both the presentations.
Raman — with his rich experience coaching the India women’s side, a long stint at the National Cricket Academy, various state sides along with being a batting coach in the Indian Premier League — was an automatic choice to be shortlisted for the interview.
Gambhir, meanwhile, has emerged as a clear front-runner as Rahul Dravid’s successor. After being the team mentor with Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2022 and 2023, he helmed the Kolkata Knight Riders’ to the IPL title in the same capacity last month.
Despite his lack of experience in coaching in formats other than T20, the BCCI hierarchy along with the CAC is understood to be in favour of him.
The BCCI, in May, sought applications for the head coach’s post, for a term of three-and-half years starting July 1. Gambhir has been tipped to be the front-runner ever since the BCCI hierarchy met him informally on the sidelines of the IPL playoffs.
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