“The most important thing is that they will always have my back. Aim to make it a happy and secure dressing room. I am taking over a very successful team. Runner-ups in WTC and 50-overs WC.I have big shoes to fill and looking forward to it,” Gambhir said in a press conference in Mumbai on Monday.
Abhishek Nayar will serve as the team’s assistant coach, alongwith Ryan Ten Doeschate.
“I have worked closely with Abhishek and Ryan in the last two months at IPL with KKR. Both are absolute professionals and hopefully have a successful stint with the Indian team as coaches.”
With Team India captain Rohit Sharma and star batsman Virat Kohli joining the squad, Gambhir will at least have to deal with a star-studded dressing room when the ODIs begin. According to Gambhir, he and Virat Kohli get along well.
“I shared a great relationship with Virat Kohli, we exchange messages – he is World class, world-class batter, I have told you many times, that we both will work hard for team India & make 140 crore people proud,” he said, according to ANI.
“Both Virat & Rohit have lots of cricket left, they are World class, any team would have both of them – there is the Champions Trophy, Australia series, then if fitness goes well then the 2027 World Cup,” he added.
