Adam Gilchrist open to coaching role in IPL

Adam Gilchrist doesn't see himself being a full-time coach with the Indian team but is very much open to making an IPL comeback.

New Delhi: Australian great Adam Gilchrist doesn’t see himself being a full-time coach with the Indian team but is very much open to making an IPL comeback in whatever role possible. Gilchrist, who played his last IPL in 2013 when he also doubled up as the coach of Kings XI Punjab, said he has loved his experience in the world’s most popular T20 league. “Coaching a team full-time is probably unlikely. I am not really seeing myself as a coach but may be some involvement down the track in the IPL,” Gilchrist told PTI. “I don’t see myself in any full time role and with the BCCI, you really need to commit full time which is understandable but at the moment I am open to opportunities in IPL down the track. I have loved my experience in the IPL,” said the former wicket-keeper batsman, who famously led the now defunct Deccan Chargers to the IPL title in 2009. Post retirement, Gilchrist wears many hats and is also Australia’s Education Ambassador to India. IPL 2016 Schedule, Time Table, Fixture PDF Download

Australia great Adam Gilchrist is not only a fan of Virat Kohli‘s batting but also his captaincy and he sees the star player taking the Indian team forward in all three formats for a long time. Gilchrist feels Kohli has added spice to the long-standing India-Australia rivalry, both with the willow as well as his leadership in Tests. “Virat is so impressive. He has learnt leadership in front of our eyes. When he is in charge (in Tests), he is very keen to fight fire with fire. I feel he is inspiring a nation and the team to go forward,” Gilchrist, who is now Australia’s Education Ambassador to India, told PTI on Wednesday.

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