Here's why Joginder Sharma thinks Gautam Gambhir won't stay long as India head coach

Joginder Sharma and Gautam Gambhir were part of India’s 2007 T20 World Cup-winning team.

Former pacer and 2007 T20 World Cup winner Joginder Sharma made a shocking remark on the newly appointed Indian cricket team head coach Gautam Gambhir.

Gambhir’s first assignment as Indian head coach started on a winning note with a 3-0 T20I series victory over Sri Lanka on the ongoing away white-ball tour. However, Joginder feels that Gambhir might not be able to stay for a long time with the Indian cricket team.

Gautam Gambhir has his own decisions: Joginder Sharma

In the Indian Premier League (IPL), Gambhir was the mentor of the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) for the 2022 and 2023 editions. Under his mentorship, LSG qualified for two consecutive play-offs.

After this, Gambhir moved to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) as mentor for the IPL 2024 edition and helped the Kolkata-based franchise lifting the championship.

After his IPL success, the 42-year-old Gambhir took the reins of India as the new head coach, replacing Rahul Dravid, whose tenure ended on a dream note with the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 triumph. 

However, Joginder, who bowled the historic match-winning last over against Pakistan in the T20 World Cup 2007 final, feels Gambhir’s tenure with the national side could come to a premature end.

Joginder opined that Gambhir is someone who wants to make his own decisions, which might raise some disagreement with some players.

“Gautam Gambhir team ko sambhalne waala hai lekin par mera ye manna hai ki Gambhir jyada lambe samay tak tik nahi payega (Gambhir is the one to manage the team, but I believe that Gambhir will not be able to stay for a long time),” Joginder said on Shubhankar Mishra’s YouTube channel.

“Kyunki Gambhir ke apne hi kuch faisle hote hain. Ho sakta hai kisi player se man motaaw ho jaye. Mai Virat Kohli ki baat nahi kar raha hun. Gambhir ke faisle kai baar aise ho jaate hain ki dusro ko pasand nahi aate (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),” the 40-year-old added.

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