'If Gautam Gambhir Has Applied...': Sourav Ganguly Gives His Verdict on World Cup Winner Replacing Rahul Dravid as India Head Coach

Gautam Gambhir continues to be backed to succeed Rahul Dravid as the next India men’s cricket team head coach with Sourav Ganguly predicting him to be a ‘good coach’.

The BCCI invited applications to apply for the role last month with May 27 as the deadline. Plenty of high profile names have been linked with the role including Gambhir, Ricky Ponting, Justin Langer, Stephen Fleming among others.

“I am in favour of an Indian coach. If he has applied, Gambhir will be a good coach,” Ganguly said during an event in Mumbai.

Gambhir returned to Kolkata Knight Riders, a franchise where he won two IPL trophies as captain, in the role of a mentor and the team won its third ever title.

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Reports in the media claim that Gambhir is the frontrunner for the top job but there hasn’t been any official word from the former India batter or the BCCI if he has even applied for the job.

BCCI secretary Jay Shah had recently rejected reports claiming that unofficial discussions were held with Ponting regarding the coaching job during IPL 2023.

“Neither I nor the BCCI have approached any former Australian cricketer with a coaching offer,” Shah said in a statement. “The reports circulating in certain media sections are completely incorrect.”

“Finding the right coach for our national team is a meticulous and thorough process. We are focused on identifying individuals who possess a deep understanding of the Indian cricket structure and have risen through the ranks,” the statement read.

Meanwhile, Ganguly reckons India, led by Rohit Sharma, have a good chance at winning their second ever T20 World Cup trophy.

“India have very good chances in the World Cup. India will have to play like a T20 team. There is enormous talent,” he said.

India will face Bangladesh in a warm-up match on Saturday and will kickstart their campaign against Ireland on June 5.

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