How do ageing Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli match up with Tendulkar, Richards, Hussey in the post-30 phase? | Cricket News

An anticipated subject since Gautam Gambhir’s appointment as India’s head coach has been the likely equation the two-time World Cup winner would share with his former teammates, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. Gambhir offered some thoughts during his first press conference in his new role. “They have shown what they can deliver on the big stage. Whether it is the T20 World Cup or the ODI World Cup. Both of them have a lot more cricket left in them. We’ve got the Champions Trophy, a tour of Australia, so they…

How Gautam Gambhir’s success at KKR helped him land the India coach job | Cricket News

Team India, set to enter a transition phase in the next three years, will do so under their youngest-ever Indian coach — 42-year-old Gautam Gambhir. More than a month after guiding Kolkata Knight Riders to an IPL title, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) appointed the former India opener as their new head coach on Tuesday. Gambhir’s three-and-a-half year tenure will begin with the limited-overs tour to Sri Lanka, which begins on July 27. Gambhir’s appointment has largely come along expected lines after it became clear that…