Gautam Gambhir says, “An Indian should coach Indian team; we know how to put in hard yards.”
Former cricketer of team India Gautam Gambhir completely dashed away the idea of having foreign coaches for the betterment of Indian cricket. He believes that the nation has enough capable personnel who know how to put in the hard work. It is to be noted that, after India’s loss to Australia in the finals of the ODI World Cup 2023, there were talks of changing the coaching staff, but BCCI eventually showed faith in Rahul Dravid and other support staff to continue with the national team.
Recently, legendary cricketer Wasim Akram pointed out that foreign coaches are not the solution as they fail to understand Pakistan cricket. Gambhir stated the same, as he mentioned that only an Indian should coach the Indian team while only a Pakistani should coach their national team.
Gambhir said, “We saw how well India played in the World Cup, and that shows that we don't need anyone from the outside. It shows that our coaches are not behind any foreign coaches. Our problem is that we are probably not able to give presentations that way, use the laptop, or speak English that well. We don't come from that corporate culture, but we know how to put the hard yards on the field and do the groundwork.”
He further added that “we are not nations that started playing cricket 10 years ago. We have players who have won the World Cup. An Indian should coach the Indian team; a Pakistani should coach the Pakistan team.”