Gautam Gambhir's "unpopular" position as head coach of Team India is in jeopardy and will be reviewed after...: Report

After a run of disappointing performances, news agency PTI reported that Gautam Gambhir's job as the Indian team's head coach is currently in jeopardy. If the performance does not improve following the Champions Trophy 2025 and the Sydney Test Match, the BCCI may make a call.Indian cricket has not exactly been doing well after the team's victory in the T20 World Cup 2024 in June. Prior to their 0–3 home loss to New Zealand, they lost their ODI series against Sri Lanka. The team has also struggled on the visit to Australia, behind 1-2 in the series and in danger of missing out on a spot in the 2025 World Test Championship final. Following the T20 World Cup, Gautam Gambhir took over as head coach of Team India, and his performance is currently being scrutinized.The news agency PTI said that Gautam Gambhir's job as the Indian team's head coach is currently in jeopardy. If the performance does not improve following the Champions Trophy 2025 and the Sydney Test Match, the BCCI may make a call."The Champions Trophy will be played after the Test match. Even Gautam Gambhir's job would be in jeopardy if the performance didn't improve, according to a BCCI official who asked not to be named.Players and Gautam Gambhir are not on the same page.

Gautam Gambhir is not in agreement with the majority of the players on the Indian team, according to the PTI report. His communication skills are really thought to be inferior to those of Rahul Dravid or Ravi Shastri.Rohit Sharma has consistently insisted that whenever a player is left off of the playing XI, he personally interacts with them. However, it has been said that since Gambhir was hired, he has not been transparent with less experienced players about why they are occasionally left off the team. According to reports, Gautam Gambhir is not as well-liked by players who are not as experienced as Virat Kohli or Rohit Sharma, but also not by rookies like Nitish Kumar Reddy or Harshit Rana. Get the most recent news, breaking stories, and top headlines from cricket, sports, and other global events live on Times Now.