Recently, when Team india was selected for the Asia Cup, Test captain Shubman Gill was brought in and made the vice captain. It is not known why Axar Patel, who was the vice-captain earlier, was dropped. Before this, all-rounder hardik pandya was dropped from the captaincy, and unexpectedly, 360-degree batter suryakumar yadav was given a chance. hardik was not continued even as the vice-captain. Gill was made the captain for the t20 series at the same time last year. It seems that he is doing the same irrelevant thinking recently. bcci is considering appointing former Team india captain and legendary player mahendra singh dhoni as the team mentor. It is said that it is planning to continue these services for a long time. dhoni was appointed as the mentor for the 2021 t20 world cup in the same way. But that experiment was not continued. Now there are stories that it is considering seeing dhoni in the same responsibilities again. It is not known whether dhoni has agreed to this or not, but speculations are spreading in the national media.
 The truth about this needs to be known. The problem here is.. What is the point of bringing dhoni as a mentor when gautam gambhir is the head coach of Team India? Gambhir and dhoni are contemporaries. They joined Team india at the same time. dhoni retired in 2019, while Gambhir's career ended in 2017. Gambhir lost his form long before this. He did not get a place in the team. Gambhir is the head coach of Team india, while dhoni is continuing in the IPL. At such a time, if dhoni is brought in and asked to compete with him, will Gambhir tolerate it? It remains to be seen. Gambhir is a very straightforward person. Apart from this, he does not have a great relationship with Dhoni. Gambhir played under Dhoni's captaincy in the 2007 t20 and 2011 ODI World Cups. He played a key role in the finals of both tournaments. But, Gambhir feels that the credit goes to Dhoni. Since he is the captain himself, it is natural for dhoni to get a name. Gambhir has said this publicly many times. Now, he feels that bringing dhoni as a mentor is a way to belittle his abilities. Gambhir cannot stand dhoni, with whom he has no personal relations, except for a few laughs and chats, being pitted against him. What is the BCCI's real intention?
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Sowmiya Sriram

31/08/2025 11:48 AM