‘He is an outstanding leader’: England coach Brendon McCullum showers praise on Gautam Gambhir

McCullum calls Gambhir as an 'outstanding leader'

England cricket team coach Brendon McCullum, who is credited with introducing ‘Bazball’ style of batting, believes that Gautam Gambhir is an exceptional leader. He also feels that eventually Gambhir will bring the best out of the talent that he has got at his disposal.

“What I will say about Gautam Gambhir is I’ve worked with him before and he’s an outstanding leader. He’s a really strong leader of men and in the time that he’s had in any sort of leadership positions which he’s held previously, he’s been able to excel I’m sure,” McCullum said ahead of the first T20I.

“He’s only just sort of got underway with this team but there’s no doubt that he’ll be the best out of the talent that he’s got and we’ve got to find a way to be able to counter that with our style,” McCullum added.

The upcoming assignment against India will be McCullum’s first in white-ball cricket, having coached the Test team since March 2022.

“I know it’s going to be a tough tour, taking on a very good Indian side, but I’m sure we’ll play what I hope is a very watchful style of cricket,” McCullum told reporters.

“It’s great, actually. That’s really exciting, I think. Obviously, we’ve known for a couple of months this was going to unfold, and it’s been great. We’ll use the next few weeks to try and hit the ground running, I’m sure there will be some times where we don’t quite get it right,” McCullum added.

“But, hopefully, we will chisel away at that over the next few weeks, and we’ll be in good shape come that Champions Trophy,” McCullum concluded.