Former Zimbabwe wicketkeeper-batter and current Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) coach Andy Flower backed India’s decision to appoint
Gautam Gambhir is the head coach of the senior men’s team. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced this on July 9. However, Flower worked with Gambhir for two years in the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) setup in 2022 and 2023 as head coach and mentor respectively.

Speaking on Sony Sports ahead of the India-Zimbabwe third T20I, Flower said, “Well, the first thing he’s got to do is just give up his legends cricket at the moment. He’s quite a man Gautam Gambhir, I really enjoyed working with him. He’s got strong opinions, he’s got strong clear views on the game. He’s very decisive, he’s a very proud Indian, he loves Indian cricket and his position, representing Indian cricket. I think it’s a good appointment and I think he’s going to be successful.”

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However, Gautam Gambhir will replace Rahul Dravid after the latter coached India from November 2021 as well. Dravid’s final coaching assignment witnessed Team India win in the recently concluded T20 World Cup as well.

Meanwhile, former Indian batter Abhinav Mukund also lauded the choice of Gautam Gambhir as the head coach, highlighting the youngsters’
admiration for him as well.

“He’s a really good choice for the job. A lot of these younger players look upto him and respect him. He’s very astute on the field we’ve seen him as a captain but now more as a coach brought the team to success after 10 years. I’m sure he will be thinking I want to take this legacy forward. Won a world cup, let’s win a lot more in the next two or three years,” said Mukund.