Gautam Gambhir, IND vs AUS: After the Test series against New Zealand (IND vs NZ), Team India has to play the next series against South Africa. The 4-match T20I series against South Africa is to be started from 8 November. Nefore this series, the Indian team management has taken a big decision and given the responsibility of head coach to VVS Laxman.
Replacement of Gautam Gambhir?
Although Gautam Gambhir is the head coach of the team, due to the tour of Australia, he will not be with the team in the T20I series against South Africa. The Indian Test team has to go to Australia for the Border Gavaskar Trophy. The team will leave for Australia on November 10. Meanwhile, there is a Test series against South Africa as well, this is why VVS Laxman is going to be a coach with the team. The four T20Is against South Africa will be played on November 8, 10, 13 and 15. The matches will be held in Durban, Gberha, Centurion and Johannesburg.
Two teams for two searis
On the other hand, Team India can leave for Australia on November 10 or 11 for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy starting on 22 November. In such a situation, it is not possible for chief head coach Gautam Gambhir to stay with Team India in both series.
Let us know that on the South Africa tour, the rest of the coating staff working in the National Cricket Academy along with VVS Laxman will also go on the South Africa tour, which may include Sairaj Bahutule, Hrishikesh Kanitkar and Subhadip Ghosh.
Indian team squad for South Africa tour
Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Rinku Singh, Tilak Varma, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ramandeep Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Vijaykumar Vishak, Avesh Khan, Yash Dayal.