Team India Head Coach Gautam Gambhir recently became the first Indian coach to win two ICC titles, adding the T20 World Cup 2026 title along with the Champions Trophy 2025. However, legendary India captain Sourav Ganguly has warned Gautam Gambhir that his “real test” will be the 50-over Cricket World Cup 2027, which will take place in South Africa.

“His real test in white ball is going to be in South Africa in 2027. Conditions there will test him but I am confident he will get it right with the team he has,” Ganguly said in an interview with Boria Majumdar for Money Control.

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Gambhir, who won the World Cup as a player in 2011, will face the pressure of delivering the title as head coach as well. However, Ganguly also stated that they need to improve their performances in Test cricket.

“In red ball, he needs to get better. And the way to do it is to think less about the wicket. He needs to get the wicket out of his system. Take the England series. He couldn’t do anything about the wicket and you can see the results. He doesn’t need to play on turners at home. Good wickets will produce good results,” Ganguly added.

“Gautam is a very good coach. If you remember I said on your platform ahead of the Border Gavaskar Trophy that you need to give the man some time. As white ball coach he is very good especially in these conditions. He has a very good team and is a very good coach,” Ganguly said.