Team India New Coaching Staff: Head Coach Gautam Gambhir announces India's coaches under his reign

Under head coach Gautam Gambhir, India sets off a new chapter when they square against Sri Lanka in a white ball bilateral series of 3 T20Is and 3 ODIs starting on Saturday. Gautam Gambhir and Ajit Agarkar held a press conference in Mumbai on Monday, July 22, 2024, ahead of the series, where they answered many press questions. All eyes are on India to see the team's performance and strategic orientation under Gambhir's leadership, as this series is the first one the new head coach works on.

Gautam Gambhir announces Team India’s assistant coaches FOR NOW 

Gautam Gambhir introduced the core of his coaching staff for the Sri Lanka series during a press conference, expressing optimism about their potential for success. The staff includes Abhishek Nayar and Ryan ten Doeschate, whom he has previously worked with. Additionally, T Dilip is set to return as the fielding coach, while Sairaj Bahutule is expected to contribute to the coaching setup. Gambhir anticipates a fruitful tenure with the newly appointed staff based on positive feedback from the players. The final coaching staff will be decided after the India vs Sri Lanka series. 

“This is going to be the crux of the staff. I have worked with Abhishek and Ryan earlier. Hopefully, we can have asuccesfull tenure as coaches. Really looking forward to working with the rest of the guys, got some good feedback from the players about them.”

IND vs SL: India squad and coaches

India assistant coaches: Abhishek Nayar and Ryan ten Doeschate

India Fielding Coach: T Dilip

India Bowling Coach: Sairaj Bahutule (Interim), Morne Morkel likely to take this position

India’s T20I 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. 

India’s ODI Squad: Rohit Sharma (C), Ꮪhubman Gill (VC), Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (WK), Rishabh Pant (WK), Shreyas Iyer, Shivam Dube, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Riyan Parag, Axar Patel, Khaleel Ahmed, Harshit Rana.