The Indian cricket team led by Suryakumar Yadav will play their first T20I match against Sri Lanka today and it will also be the first match under the guidance of Gautam Gambhir who has joined the team as the new head coach.
While some feel that Gautam Gambhir’s aggressive attitude may create problems for team India, the majority of the former cricketers feel that he is the right choice and he has the capability to do this job properly.
Recently, the former Kiwi cricketer Scott Styris gave an interview and when was asked to comment on Gautam Gambhir’s appointment, he also talked about the eras of John Wright and Greg Chappell. He said, “That’s just a fascinating one. I will be sitting there with my popcorn watching this and how it unfolds over the next 12 months or so. I’ve my previous experience, I’ve always found captains will end up coaching just like their captains. And we all saw the way Gautam Gambhir was a captain.He was very abrasive, he was aggressive, he was all of those things you describe. And I don’t think it’ll be any different as a coach.”
Styris further said, “You know, he has brought a really strong team unity at KKR when he went back there, which I think you’ve got to say is a really good point and a positive for his coaching style. He’ll try and do the same thing with India.”
Scott Styris also talked about Greg Chappell, “I look at someone like John Wright when he was in charge of India, he had a very happy dressing room from what we could understand. But then you had Greg Chappell who was quite abrasive and aggressive and it didn’t work for those senior players.”
He further said, “I think Gautam Gambhir will look to get that mix right. He certainly has the experience. He’s an intelligent cricketer. If he can continue doing what he was doing with KKR, then India have got themselves a good coach.”
We also agree with Scott Styris, what about you?
