India fast bowler Avesh Khan has hailed India’s newly appointed head coach Gautam Gambhir as a team coach. Notably, Gambhir was recently appointed the head coach of the Indian team as Rahul Dravid stepped down from his position after India’s historic T20 World Cup 2024 triumph.
Reacting on Gambhir’s appointment, Khan delved deep into the mindset of the former India cricketer and hailed his mindset. The right-arm seamer, who was a part of IPL franchise LSG which Gambhir mentored for two years, further revealed that he’s a man of few words but would convey roles and responsibilities to each and every player.
“Whatever I have learned from him, it is about the mindset that you should always look to get the better of your opponent and give your 100 per cent. In team meetings, as well as one-on-ones, he would speak less but would convey his point as to what is to be done. He would assign tasks and roles to players and he has always been a ‘team coach’, he always wants to win and everyone to give their 100 per cent,” Khan told BCCI.
Avesh Khan’s brilliant performance vs Zimbabwe
Meanwhile, Khan is the joint-highest wicket-taker in the ongoing five-match T20I series against Zimbabwe. The right-arm seamer has picked six wickets from three innings at an average of 13.83 and an economy of 7.54. After bowling an economical spell of 1/29 in the first game, the 27-year-old further picked 3/15 in three overs in the second game followed by 2/39 in the third T20I.
India began the series with a shocking 15-run loss in the first T20I where they failed to chase down a low target of 116. However, the young brigade made a brilliant comeback in the second game as Abhishek Sharma smashed a 46-ball hundred and helped India win by 100 runs.
The Men in Blue further won the third game by 23 runs to take a 2-1 lead in the series. The two teams will next take on in the fourth T20I on Saturday, July 13 at Harare Sports Club, Harare.