Former India player Aakash Chopra has praised Gautam Gambhir for his stunning career so far as the Indian team’s white-ball head coach ahead of the 2025 Asia Cup. He also added that India won the 2025 Champions Trophy, the only ICC event they have played since Gambhir took over the role as the head coach, despite Jasprit Bumrah’s unavailability as well.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel, ‘Aakash Chopra,’ he said, “Not many ODIs have happened. Only 11 matches have been played, but it includes the Champions Trophy win. Once you have won the Champions Trophy, I think this is the pinnacle. Only one ICC event has happened in his tenure, and you have lifted the trophy there. The team selection was slightly against the grain. There were four spinners, and you played all four. That was phenomenal. Varun Chakaravarthy played and he became your trump card. There you have to give him the credit. There was criticism, but he stuck to his guns. You lifted the trophy without Jasprit Bumrah. Thumbs up to you with both hands there.”

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However, Aakash Chopra also stated that Team India have been on a winning spree in T20Is under Gautam Gambhir as well, who has taken a new approach.

“He has an impeccable record in T20Is. In T20 cricket, he has created a new template. It will be interesting to see how Shubman Gill fits into this template as an opener. Considering the number of chances and confidence Sanju Samson was given, it seems like you invest in people and back them to the hilt,” he said.

“You might say that he is not doing it now. Selection is the selectors’ job. The coach’s job is to play players from the team provided. I don’t think you should be looking at Gautam Gambhir at all for Shubman opening or becoming the vice-captain,” Aakash Chopra concluded.