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Start of Gambhir era: Coach becomes most powerful figure
Hindustan Times Patna
|May 13, 2025
Greg Chappell's fall was spectacular when he tried to impose his authority while Anil Kumble could not deal with alpha male stardom but it seems Gautam Gambhir is on course to become that rare India head coach who will wield more power than the skipper.
NEW DELHI:
Indian cricket is replete with examples where powerful managers had to back out in front of player-power. Bishan Singh Bedi, Chappell and Kumble despite being champion players themselves didn't realise that they have to play the second fiddle. John Wright, Gary Kirsten and Ravi Shastri knew that and were immensely successful.
With the retirements of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Ravichandran Ashwin, there aren't many mega stars left in the Test team and it gives Gambhir time and space to manoeuvre and move his strategic pieces on the cricketing chess board.
This story is from the May 13, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Patna.
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