The India National Cricket Team head coach Gautam Gambhir has been under immense pressure after their 76-run loss to South Africa in the 2026 T20 World Cup Super 8 game. He has been seen animated while talking to Abhishek Sharma, and he was also upset with the team last night.
India will be facing Zimbabwe in a must-win game today. Ahead of the game, former England pacer Steve Harmison has criticised Gautam Gambhir’s coaching plans, and his character could hurt his coaching tenure as the Indian head coach if the team falters and does not qualify for the T20 World Cup 2026 semi-finals.
Speaking about Gautam Gambhir’s coaching style and his head coach job is potentially under threat after their humiliating loss in the first Super 8 game, which has jeopardised India’s chances of qualifying for the next round.
While speaking on the TalkSport Cricket YouTube channel, said, "Gambhir is hard to like, and that doesn't help. He's very spiky, and I am not sure what he's like in the dressing room. You've got a chance to succeed as an Indian coach only if you have less ego. He'll be gone if he doesn't win this World Cup."
I also admire him for the way he has gone about coaching- Steve Harmison
Steve Harmison admired Gautam Gambhir’s brave call not to pick any big Indian names as his coaching staff, and this showcases his stubborn and prickly attitude, as he has Morne Morkel as the bowling coach and Ryan ten Doeschate as the fielding coach.
Harmison, said, "But I also admire him for the way he has gone about coaching. He was a prickly character, a prickly player, and a stubborn player. And he has gone into his coaching without the Indian greats."
"Instead, he has gone in with Morne Morkel and Ryan Ten Doeschate, who, in his eyes, are the best coaches for his way of managing the group. He's loyal to the people he wants to be around, and I admire that about him. The sign of a good coach is admitting when he's wrong and putting it right."
"It's also one who looks himself in the mirror and say this is not going to work and I need to change the course of this ship. That's something I don't think he's strong at."
McCullum and Gautam Gambhir are very similar- Steve Harmison
Steve Harmison also compared Brendon McCullum’s coaching philosophy with that of Gautam Gambhir. Gambhir and McCullum employ a similar philosophy of high-risk, high-reward style across formats, which has its own backlashes.
Gautam Gambhir and Brendon McCullum used to play for the same Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise, Kolkata Knight Riders, where Gautam Gambhir was the captain of the latter. They also won the IPL 2012 with the same franchise.
Steve Harmison concluded, saying, "McCullum and Gambhir are very similar. I don't think they are great coaches. They are good man-managers and good leaders of experienced men. They are probably good interim coaches."
"But over three to five years, once a couple of star players fall out or retire, neither are technically good at making the team better. I don't think winning this World Cup is enough for either to keep their job."
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