"Relationship abhi bhi strong hai" Suryakumar Yadav opens up about his bond with new head coach Gautam Gambhir

Suryakumar Yadav shared his experience of playing under Gambhir in the IPL at KKR.

The upcoming away white-ball tour against Sri Lanka will start a new era in Indian cricket under the newly appointed head coach Gautam Gambhir. The 42-year-old Gambhir took the reins from legendary Rahul Dravid, who ended his tenure on a memorable note by winning the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 in June.

Since becoming the new head coach, Gambhir has made some crucial decisions within the Indian cricket team. One of the notable decisions was appointing the world No. 2 T20I batter Suryakumar Yadav as the new skipper for the Men in Blue in the shortest format over all-rounder Hardik Pandya, who was the vice-captain in the T20 World Cup.

Yeh relationship bahut special hai: Suryakumar Yadav on Gambhir

Indian cricket team T20I skipper Suryakumar Yadav shared his thoughts about his relationship with head coach Gambhir ahead of the three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka, which will start on July 27 in Pallekele.

Suryakumar said that his bond with Gambhir has been very special. The new T20I captain Suryakumar also shared his past experience with Gambhir when he played under him for Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League from 2014 to 2017.

“Yeh jo relationship hai, bahut special hai. Kyunki main jab 2014 me gaya tha, I played under him for KKR. It was special because wahan se opportunity mila khelne ka, franchise ke liye aur… Jo bolte hena, tum teen kadam chale, aap bhi do kadam aaye, aur bich me kahi toh mile. Toh waisa relationship tha. Aur abhi bhi woh relationship waise ka waise hi hai, strong,” Suryakumar said in a video released by BCCI on its social media handle.

“But he knows ki main kaise kaam karta hoon. What my mindset is when I come to practice sessions. How he tries to work as a coach. And it’s all about that lovely relationship we have and very excited to see how it goes forward,” Suryakumar concluded.

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India’s tour of Sri Lanka 2024: Squads of both teams for T20I series

India squad: Suryakumar Yadav (C), Ꮪhubman Gill (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rinku Singh, Riyan Parag, Rishabh Pant (WK), Sanju Samson (WK), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Khaleel Ahmed, Mohd. Siraj.

Sri Lanka squad: Charith Asalanka (C), Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Janith Perera, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis, Dinesh Chandimal, Kamindu Mendis, Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Chamindu Wickramasinghe, Matheesha Pathirana, Asitha Fernando, Binura Fernando

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