"Gambhir is contemporary, will come up with fresh ideas": Ravi Shastri

Former head coach Ravi Shastri expects newly appointed Indias head coach Gautam Gambhir to achieve success in his new roleRavi Shastri believes that Gambhir can make an immediate impact as he has already played with a few players and has also mentored themIn the Indian Premier League Gautam Gambhir played the role of mentor for Lucknow Super Giants and Kolkata Knight RidersHes Gambhir contemporary he just had a great season in the IPL I think hes the right age where hes young hell come with fresh ideas He knows most of the players especially in the whiteball format having been part of teams in the IPL So I think its refreshing Shastri said on the recent episode of The ICC ReviewAnd we know with Gautam hes a nononsense guy Hell have his ideas as well And the good thing for him is hes got a mature team Hes got a settled team a mature team I think even though you might think youre mature you might benefit from some fresh ideas So I think itll be interesting timesAhead of his new role Ravi Shastri feels that managing the workload of bowlers will be Gautam Gambhirs biggest challengeAlso ReadParis Olympics 2024 Prithika Pavade Shanti Pereira and other Indianorigin athletes you need to know aboutObviously player management becomes the key as a coach So itll be interesting to see how he goes I think hes got the tools hes got the goods for the job and hes got the experienceThe threematch T20I series between India and Sri Lana will mark the first task of Gautam Gambhir after being appointed as the head coach of the Men in BlueWith stalwarts Rohit Sharma Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja retiring from the shortest format after last months T20 World Cup triumph Gambhirs other task would be to find replacements for the trioTheres so many good India players out there and its just about getting the right mix I think a lot of the players that won this T20 World Cup will still be around two years later at the 2026 T20 World Cup Shastri saidYou mentioned the three players who were retired but barring them I think most of the others will be still fit to be in that T20 World Cup team two years down the line in IndiaThe former India cricketer feels there will be a problem of plenty for Gambhir I dont think theres much to be done there In fact you will get a problem on your hands because youll have to choose from the new lot thats coming and theres some real exciting talent thereIts the other way around Its how do you get those guys in there that theyre bursting at the scenes to get it Theres a queue out there and that will be his biggest challenge but its a good headache when you have that kind of talentPlayer management is another aspect which will be pivotal to Gambhirs success believes Shastri Its a question of just understanding his players as quickly as possible What their strengths are what kind of human beings they are and what kind of temperaments do they have What are their personalities A lot goes behind the scenes to understand a human being Ravi Shastri saidI think that will be his most important task which I think again should not be a problem because hes contemporary Hes seen these guys from the outside hes dealt with a lot of guys who might have played with KKR as well and for Lucknow Super Giants when he was thereAnd hes been around the circuit the moment he finished cricket and that was not too long ago he still is around plays a lot of the legends cricket as wellWith PTI Inputs