Published: Aug 04, 2024, 06:14 PM (IST)
Edited: Aug 04, 2024, 06:14 PM (IST)
Former India pacer and T20 World Cup winner, Joginder Sharma feels Gautam Gambhir’s tenure as head coach of the team might not be a long one, mainly because of his outspoken nature. Gambhir took over the reins from Rahul Dravid after India’s T20 World Cup triumph. Gambhir’s first assignment as head coach was a successful one as India completed a whitewash in the T20I series against Sri Lanka.
While Gambhir has been all smiles in the early days of tenure, Joginder, a T20 World Cup-winner with him in 2007, feels that the former India opener won’t be able stay as head coach for a long time.
“Gautam Gambhir is the one to manage the team, but I believe that Gautam Gambhir will not be able to stay for a long time,” Joginder said on Shubhankar Mishra’s podcast.
“This is because Gautam Gambhir has his own decisions. It might happen that he has a disagreement with a player. I am not talking about Virat Kohli. Many times, Gautam Gambhir’s decisions are such that others do not like them,” he added.
Joginder further explained that Gambhir is someone who speaks his heart out and doesn’t believe in flattering others.
“Gautam Gambhir speaks directly. He is not someone who will go to anyone. Gautam Gambhir is not a person who flatters. We are the ones who give him credit. He does his work, does it sincerely, and does it with great honesty,” he explained.
