Despite not having an official role, Laxman associated with Team India, will the command take over in the absence of Gambhir?
Indian cricket team head coach Gautam Gambhir has currently returned to India from England due to family reasons. Gambhir is expected to join Team India before the first Test match. The India vs. Bharat-e-Squad played on Friday returned home due to serious family emergency before the match. Earlier, Gambhir had to return home from Australia during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy due to another family case.
A PTI report said that Gautam Gambhir had to return to take care of his mother. In his absence, VVS Laxman can be seen with the team. Laxman is officially associated with the BCCI’s Center of Excellence in Bengaluru. According to a cricbing report, Laxman has not been assigned any official role by the BCCI.
The report quoted a source as saying, “He has gone there for some other purpose. Indian team Not on any assignment with. He has gone to London to London. The speech is to win in England and may have spoken to the coaches and selectors present here and may have participated in the intra-scv game. But he has no official role with this team. He went to Switzerland and stayed in London to spend time with boys. This was always part of his plan. “
At the same time, according to a PTI report, Gambhir is expected to return to England before the first Test in Leeds. This report states. “There are signs of improvement in his mother’s health, although he is still in the ICU. There is a possibility that if everything goes well, he will return to the UK before the first Test (starting from June 20).”
