Gautam Gambhir is 'in discussion with BCCI' about giving up his leisure time to play cricket for India: "He has stated that he wants to..."

As the India coach sets out on a unique quest, Gautam Gambhir will not have any downtime during the IPL.Players have dispersed to join their various IPL teams after India won the Champions Trophy. The Indian cricket team's head coach, Gautam Gambhir, has other ideas, though. He plans to use his leisure time to improve Indian cricket by managing and leading more A tours. Gambhir has struggled to sustain the team's Test performance since taking over as coach after India won the T20 World Cup last year. India lost the Border-Gavaskar Trophy to Australia after losing a 0–3 thumping at home to New Zealand.Gambhir is taking preemptive measures to avoid a recurrence of recent setbacks during India's forthcoming five-Test series in England, which is scheduled to take place over the next three months. He has stated in discussions with the BCCI that he would like to accompany the India 'A' tour to the UK in order to keep a close eye on up-and-coming players.

A tours, which were formerly a common occurrence in Indian cricket, have drastically decreased in recent years, but Gambhir is committed to bringing them back to prominence. In contrast to Rahul Dravid and Ravi Shastri, who choose to take a backseat during the IPL, Gambhir is actively getting ready to captain an India A trip, making sure that up-and-coming players receive the recognition they merit.Since his return from Australia, Gambhir has been in communication with the BCCI. To gain a better understanding of the reserve pool, he has stated that he would like to accompany the India 'A' team on their trip. One may anticipate Gambhir to make more demands in the future given that India won the Champions Trophy as a result of his demands for specific wild card players, according to a source cited by The Times of India.