India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir, who returned home due to a family medical emergency, is set to join the team in England on 17 June. The first test of the five -match testing series will begin on June 20.Gambhir returned home on 12 June on 12 June as his mother suffered a heart attack on 11 June. He was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of Delhi Hospital, where he was treated.
While head coach Gautam Gambhir was far away, India’s assistant coach Satanshu Kotak, Ryan Ten Dotte, and Morne Morkel took charge as the team for the four-day Intra-Squad game against India in Bekenham.Along with Gambhir, newly appointed Captain Shubman Gill, he was battling with several selection dilemmas before the five-observance series against England. The retirement of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma has left important vacancies in the batting line-up.The bowling department also had difficult choices, with one between Arshdeep Singh, Mohammad Sirj and the famous Krishna, in addition to a possible boycott between all -rounders Shardul Thakur and Nitish Reddy.The Indian team paid tribute to the victims of the Ahmedabad plane crash by donating black armbands and observing a one -minute silence of the first morning of the match.To follow more ..
