Thus the first name that could be a possible frontrunner for the post is Suryakumar Yadav, a regular in the side. He captained a second-string India squad to a 4-1 series win over Australia last November, followed by a 1-1 series scoreline in South Africa.
The Indian opening pair made a mincemeat of a 153-run target with Yashasvi turning on the heat on the Zimbabwe bowling before Gill joined the party but let his left-handed opening partner lead the proceedings against a hapless home attack.
The retirements of stalwarts Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja from T20Is aside, a major change that affects the team across all three formats came when Dravid decided not to extend his tenure due to family commitments.
Gambhir beat competition from former India cricketer WV Raman, who also was a candidate for the top post.
Sindhu said she will be banking on her experience heading into Paris while asserting that it isn’t impossible to win a hatrick of medals in the quadrennial showpiece event.
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The Wankhede Stadium was thrown open to fans, who filled up the stands within minutes to celebrate the Indian team’s title triumph last Saturday.
Gambhir, when asked about his chances of succeeding Dravid for the top post, chose to remain noncommittal, adding to the mystery surrounding the potential coaching change.
In the batting department, Kohli will be itching to get back into his groove, and the veteran right-hander has been sweating it hard at the nets to regain his touch on the better wickets in the Caribbean.
Pakistan, on the other hand, would be hoping to regroup after the opening shock.
