Gautam Gambhir meets Virat Kohli for the 1st time after becoming India Head Coach

Gautam Gambhir's tenure as Team India head coach has started on a perfect note. In his first assignment, Team India cleanly swept the recently concluded three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka.

India won the first game by 43 runs. After posting a big total of 213/7, the Men in Blue bowled out Sri Lanka for 170 runs to take the lead in the series. In the second game, India registered a 7-wicket win (DLS method) to clinch the series with a match remaining. After restricting Sri Lanka to 161/9, India chased down the revised total of 78 runs in less than 7 overs.

On Tuesday (July 30), India went on to register a miraculous win in the third T20I to complete a brilliant clean sweep. Asked to bat first, India finished their innings on a modest total of 137/9. At one stage, they were reeling at 48 for 5 and even the 100-run mark was looking tough at that time.

However, the visitors did well to post a 130-plus total. In reply, Sri Lanka also finished on 137/8 before India won the Super Over.

Gautam Gambhir links up with the ODI team:

With the T20I series done and dusted, Gautam Gambhir has linked up with the ODI team. On Wednesday (July 31), he met all the five players who were not a part of the T20I squad but will be playing in the ODI series. The players are captain Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana and Shreyas Iyer.

Great to see two old Delhi teammates connecting over a long chat after a batting session in Colombo. pic.twitter.com/VfjdjANkxa

— Vimal कुमार (@Vimalwa) July 31, 2024

While Gambhir and the rest of the T20I team left India for Sri Lanka on July 22, the players who are only a part of the ODI squad arrived in Sri Lanka a couple of days back. They were in Colombo while the T20I team was in Pallekele. With the T20I series coming to an end on Tuesday, Gambhir linked up with the ODI team in Colombo.

Coach Gambhir for the first is now with six ODI players who came a couple of days back in Colombo. pic.twitter.com/AKKqzUnjXZ

— Vimal कुमार (@Vimalwa) July 31, 2024

All the three ODIs will be taking place in Colombo. The first game is scheduled to be played on August 2. The upcoming series is India's first ODI assignment of 2024 and they will be looking to come up with a good show.

India ODI Squad:

Rohit Sharma (C), Ꮪhubman Gill (VC), Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (WK), Rishabh Pant (WK), Shreyas Iyer, Shivam Dube, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Riyan Parag, Axar Patel, Khaleel Ahmed, Harshit Rana.