The beginning of the Gambhir era: Coaches become the most powerful figure in the Indian locker room

Greg Chappell tried to impose his authority, and his fall was spectacular when Anil Kumble couldn’t deal with the Alpha male star, but it seemed Gautam Gambhir was of course going to be that rare Indian head coach, who would have more head coaches than the captain. Indian cricket is full of examples, and strong managers must quit the player’s ability. Bishan Singh Bedi, Chappell and Kumble, despite being champions themselves, didn’t realize they had to play the second violin. John Wright, Gary Kirsten and Ravi Shastri knew this and were very successful.
With the retirement of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Ravicandran Ashwin, there weren’t many giants on the test team, which provided Gambhir with the time and space to manipulate and move his strategic work to the cricket board.
If BCCI sources can be trusted, then Gambhir has a goal on his bucket list, and the biggest one is to abolish the star culture on the team.

“The Gautam Gambhir era is now beginning. He is an isolated, that in the next WTC cycle, India needs fresh faces,” a BCCI source told PTI.

He added: “Everyone related to decision-making knows that Gambir carries the position of the elderly in the longest form. Apparently, he is in line with the idea of ​​the chairman of the Selector, Ajit Agarkar.” In Indian cricket, the captain has been that central figure, even the coach is the same ability. Sourav Ganguly, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Kohli and Rohit Sharma all have the last say in the national team led by the national team.

But it was no longer Gambhir, who is undoubtedly the most powerful person now, and his last words rested in peace.

Rahul Dravid-Rohit Sharma’s combination, unlike Rohit Sharma-Gambhir, has a short but eventful journey that never seemed like a happy marriage.

However, along with Kohli, Gambhir signed a truce with the powerful agents.

This is the first time the coach is in the rapid elimination of big stars.

But power is a double-edged sword.

It is understood that during the transitional phase of Indian cricket, Gambhir hopes BCCI will give him appropriate authority so that he will no longer repeat collapses like the Border-Gavaskar trophy and the New Zealand series.

At Shubman Gill, he will have a young captain who will listen to him, at least at least until he finds his foothold.

Gill is the superstar of manufacturing, but still hasn’t reached the level where he can question Gambhir’s decisions and strategies.

The only person who can have a standalone voice is Jasprit Bumrah, but his leadership ambitions are offset by his sly fitness.

So Gambhir will have unlimited power, just like he did in the T20 setup. The only setting he still needs to stomp carefully is ODI, Kohli and Rohit are still watching the game ahead of the 2027 ODI World Cup.