"Do it for the country"..! BCCI convinced Gambhir..!?
It is said that gautham Gambhir initially did not express his interest in this regard. But Jay Shah made him agree. gautam gambhir has been the successful mentor of lucknow Supergiants in the IPL for the past two years. The team made it to the playoffs both times. After that, he was appointed as the consultant of the kolkata Knight Riders team for the 2024 IPL series. He has the team to win the IPL trophy. Meanwhile, bcci has approached him. When the bcci issued a press release asking for the head coach's post, many people asked gautham Gambhir if he would apply for it. Then he told his close people that he could think about it only if someone contacted him on behalf of BCCI.