IND vs SL: The squads for the coming Sri Lanka tour have been announced, and India will play three ODIs and three T20Is on this tour. Gautam Gambhir will join the team as the head coach, and this is his first international assignment with India. He didn’t have coaching experience, but he mentored Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL 2024, when they won their third IPL title.
Well, Gautam Gambhir has a good relationship with the KKR franchise, and it was pretty visible in the team’s selection as well. We saw some major calls taken while announcing the squad. Hence, we will talk about three players who have benefited from having a good relationship with Gambhir in the coming IND vs SL tour.
IND vs SL: 3 Players who got the benefit of a good relationship with Gautam Gambhir on Sri Lanka Tour
3. Harshit Rana
Harshit Rana had a pretty good IPL 2024 for KKR, and he was one of their leading wicket-takers. He took 17 wickets in ten matches. As a result, he was picked for the first two T20Is against Zimbabwe but didn’t get a chance to play. But now he has been picked for both ODIs and T20Is for the IND vs SL tour, and Mukesh Kumar, who did well, didn’t get a chance.
2. Shreyas Iyer
Shreyas Iyer led KKR to their third IPL title after a wait of ten seasons. He also had decent performances with the bat, but there was nothing special. But he is back in the IND vs SL ODIs. He played with Gambhir, and now he is back on the Indian team. There is news that he will also get the central contract soon.
1. Suryakumar Yadav
One can say that the biggest benefit of a relationship with Gambhir was for Suryakumar Yadav. He was with KKR between 2014 and 2017, when Gambhir was the captain. The former Indian opener groomed him, and then he was picked up by Mumbai Indians. These two share a great bond, and Suryakumar is now the permanent T20I captain and will lead India in the IND vs SL T20 series.
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