“His job is to…”: Sandeep Patil on Gautam Gambhir’s biggest challenge as India head coach

Former Indian player and ex-chief selector, Sandeep Patil pinpointed Gautam Gambhir’s biggest challenge as the new India head coach. Gambhir is set to start his tenure with a limited-overs tour of Sri Lanka comprising of 3 T20Is and as many ODIs, with the first game in the shortest format set to be played on Saturday.

“I don’t think his job is to coach the Indian team. His job is to help the Indian team. That’s how it works at the top level. You need player management. That will be the challenge for Gambhir. He has done it and I am sure he will continue to do the same with the Indian cricket team,” Patil told PTI.

“Gambhir had done an exceptional job as a coach for Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL. I hope that he continues to help the Indian team in the same way,” he added.

Patil also backed senior players of the team like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli who announced their retirement from the T20I format after winning the T20 World Cup last month.

“Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are still doing extremely well and there is no question of an Indian team without them. I wish the Indian team all the best wherever they are playing and whatever tournament they are playing, they are bound to do exceedingly well,” he said.

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