India's cricket board names Gautam Gambhir as head coach
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New Delhi: India s cricket board named Gautam Gambhir as head coach on Tuesday, with the former opener taking over from Rahul Dravid, tasked with buil...
New Delhi: India's cricket board named Gautam Gambhir as head coach on Tuesday, with the former opener taking over from Rahul Dravid, tasked with building on their recent World Cup triumph.
Gambhir said it was "an absolute honour" to take India's top cricketing job.
"I have always taken pride while donning the Indian jersey during my playing days, and it is going to be no different when I take up this new role," Gambhir said in a statement.
The 42-year-old Gambhir takes over from batting great Dravid, who finished his stint with the T20 World Cup title in Barbados last month.
Jay Shah, secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) called Gambhir a "fierce competitor and a brilliant strategist", and said he had been "unanimously" chosen to be the head coach.
