Gautam Gambhir, the new head coach of the Indian cricket team, has to return to India in the midst of the tour of England. His mother Seema Gambhir suffered a heart attack on 11 June, due to which Gambhir had to return to India immediately. Gambhir is currently taking care of his mother’s health. However, the good news is that he will again join the team on June 17, that is, the Leeds’s headingley starting from June 20, just three days before the first Test.
This time the special thing about the tour of England is that it is believed to be the beginning of a new era of the Indian Test team. After retiring from the Tests of veteran players like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin, now the responsibility of the team has been given to Yuva Shubman Gill.
This is his first major Test series under the guidance of Gautam Gambhir. In this five-match series, the teams of India and England will be face to face, and everyone will be eyeing how Gill and Gambhir performs.
Even though he had to return for a few days, Gautam Gambhir’s enthusiasm has not diminished about the series. In the training video released by the BCCI, it can be seen how actively he is practicing with the players. In recent times, the Indian team has suffered many defeats in Test cricket, which raised questions on the appointment of Gambhir. But he seems ready to change history with this new and young team.
Gambhir does not have much experience as players, but his attitude is aggressive and strategic. This is the reason why he was selected as a coach. Together with young captain like Shubman Gill, he wants to give a new direction to Indian cricket. Playing in England situation has always been challenging, but Team India is going to get into the field with new enthusiasm and combination this time.
Gautam Gambhir will re -join the team on 17 June, and will start playing his role from outside the field in the first Test starting from June 20. It will be interesting to see if this new team creates history in England or not.
