London: The Indian cricket team has lost 0-4 in the T20 series in England. According to the sources, the coaching staff of the Indian team has broken down in the unit. Gautam Gambhir is the head coach of this team. Morne Morkel is the bowling coach of the team and Ryan ten Dushkhate is the assistant coach. But it is heard that after Shreyas’ failure in England tour, Morney and Dushkhat are going to step down.
According to a report published in the all-India news media Times of India, Morne Merkel has gone a long way towards stepping down. The former Protea pacer is reportedly mulling over his future with the team in the wake of India’s recent failures on the field. Although his current contract expires after the upcoming three-match one-day series against England, he has yet to agree to a contract extension. According to sources, the BCCI has already started looking for an alternative to Morkel.
As Gambhir’s captain KKRMorkel was a member of the IPL winning team. Like him, Ryan Ten Dushkhate was a member of that team. There are whispers that the former Netherlands cricketer is yet to agree to extend his contract. Rohit Sharma under Rahul Dravid won the T20 World Cup in 2024 Indian team. Soon after Rahul stepped down, Gambhir was appointed as the coach. Dushkhat and Morkel were appointed as his coaching staff. But after the series loss in England after Ireland, the coaching staff is being considered for change. Gambhir has been replaced by VVS Laxman in the upcoming tour of Zimbabwe. Also, T Dileep may not be retained with the team after the upcoming ODI series. His contract expires after the ODI series against England. BCCI may not extend the contract with him after that. It is heard that Lakshmipati Balaji may be appointed as the bowling coach.
It is to be noted that the statement from the Indian Cricket Board informed that Harshit Rana and Varun Chakraborty – both cricketers are overcome with hamstring injuries. Among them, Harshit Rana had recently returned to the national team after recovering from a knee injury. IPLHe could not play. He was injured again. Even wonder spinner Varun Chakraborty could not play at Trent Bridge. The Indian Cricket Board has said in a statement that the medical team of the national team has checked and said that the two cricketers will not be able to play in the remaining two matches.