37-year-old Indian National Cricket Team off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin shared his brave thoughts about the newly appointed head coach Gautam Gambhirstarted operating with series Against Sri Lanka National Cricket Team.
Gautam Gambhir was appointed as the head coach of the Indian National Cricket Team after his tenure Rahul Dravid it’s over Dravid ended his tenure on a high as he led India to victory in the 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup to end their ICC trophy drought.
Under the leadership of Gautam Gambhir, India got off to a good start as they hammered the Sri Lanka National Cricket Team in the away T20I series, which was Suryakumar Yadav’s first series as full-time captain.
Many expected India to continue their dominance on the tour by thrashing Sri Lanka in the following ODI series with a full-strength squad. However, Rohit Sharma & Co. It didn’t happen as they lost 0-2 and Gautam Gambhir tasted his first series defeat as India’s coach.
It will be a big challenge for Gambhir to make sure that the Indian National Cricket Team forgets the loss against Sri Lanka and faces a long home season with Test matches against Bangladesh and New Zealand as well as the away Sarhad-Gavaskar. series against Australia.
Ahead of the Test season, Ravichandran shared his honest thoughts on Ashwin Gambhir. He said that India’s head coach is a very simple and honest person and they have a great bond. Ashwin tagged Gautam Gambhir as a hero of Indian cricket for his contributions.
“Gautam is still someone I have a very, very good relationship with because he is a very simple and honest guy. I think Gautam is also one of those guys that we should always support. He is a hero of Indian cricket,” Ravichandran Ashwin said in an interaction with PTI news agency.
I am very happy that now many young guys are coming and making good money – Ravichandran Ashwin
Ravichandran Ashwin recently showed his all-round heroics in the Tamil Nadu Premier League and led Dindigul Dragons to victory. He spoke about young cricketers in India earning a good amount of money which changed their lives.
“I’m very happy that a lot of young kids are now coming in and making good money. It’s changing their livelihood, it’s changing their family’s status. It’s incredible for India, India’s cricketing ecosystem,” Ravichandran Ashwin said. .
“But I still feel that there has to be some incentive and motivation for all these kids to want to play in India and that is entirely in the hands of the stakeholders and the decision makers.”
Ravichandran Ashwin’s role will be crucial for India in the upcoming Test matches, especially against Bangladesh and New Zealand at home. The Test matches against Bangladesh will start on September 19 and 27, while the Test matches against the Kiwis will start on October 16, 24 and November 1.
