Gautam Gambhir to travel with India 'A' to England – Exclusive | Cricket -Nieuws

Head coach wants to follow Reserve Pool; Prepares blueprint for WTC, T20 and ODI WCS for
New Delhi: There may not be an international cricket for India in the coming three months, but head coach Gautam Gambhir has brought his preparation plan for the five-test tour through England from the end of June. Toi has learned that Gambhir has decided to travel to England with the India 'A' team before the test tour starts on 20 June.
Because the Indian cricket board (BCCI) does not have a designated coach for the development sides, it will be interesting to see if Gambhir travels just like an observer or BCCI's main cricket VVS Laxman takes on the role. After Rahul Dravid had taken on the role of the senior team's head coach, the BCCI assignments for India 'A' and U-16 have rotated coaches of the Pole of the National Cricket Academy. It would be the first time that the senior team coach one India A side on a tour.
Sources said toi that Gambhir has worked on a route map for the next two years 2027 ODI World CupA phase that will also include the World Test Championship and 2026 T20 World Cup. “Gambhir has been in conversation with the BCCi since he returned from Australia. He has spoken to his wish to travel with the India 'A' team to get a clearer picture of the spare pool,” said a BCCI source. “With India who wins the Champions trophy after the insistence of Gambhir for certain wildcard players, one can expect that he claims more in the future,” the source added.
India's test cricket fell after Gambhir took the track last July. India lost 0-3 to New Zealand at home before suffering 1-3 defeat in Australia. Gambhir, main selector Ajit Agarkar and Laxman have held discussions about possible ways to breathe new life into India's pool of players for test cricket.
“One of the crucial issues that have been identified is to breathe new life into India 'A' Tours.
If someone has the selection trends because Gambhir has taken the lead, there are many impulsive calls that are mainly taken on the theory of the horse-for-courses. Recently, the test team of India has looked far from regularly. The Resource Pool has not tried enough. Just like practice on Shadow Tours, some of the Senior Team players can be encouraged to play in the 'A' series in England. Gambhir will take the balance of the shape of the senior players and identifying possible backups.
With the test form and the location of Rohit Sharma in the XI that is still being examined, the emphasis will be on finding a steady spare opener and also a solid central order. India showed no confidence in ABHIMANYU EASWARAN and SARFARAZ Khan in the Tour through Australia. Sai Sudharsan and Karun Nair will try to impress together with Easwaran and Sarfaraz in the 'A' series.
India's Tempo-Bowling resources will also be on trial with question marks about the Jasprit Bumrah and the fitness of Mohammed Shami to survive a tour of five tests.
Separating T20 WC and ODI WC preparation
Gambhir has argued for having a niche T20 team that will largely be picked on shape. Toi understands that he does not want to mix the odi and t20i formats.
India plays around 24 ODIs who go to the next World Cup. The coach would rather be the core of the ODI team as early as possible. The Selectors and Gambhir must be sure whether they see Rohit as Captain continue until October 2027.
Gambhir apparently argued that the T20 team excels, because there is clarity about how the players should approach the size. In addition to a few top players, one can expect very few two format white ball players.
Next year India will be the next T20 World Cup with Sri Lanka next year. This IPL becomes very crucial in that sense, because Gambhir is a strong in favor of recent form.