Gambhir was seen discussing batting with Sanju Samson, also spent time with Shivam Dubey

Gautam Gambhir, the newly appointed head coach of the Indian team, started performing his duties a day after arriving in Sri Lanka. Under the leadership of Gambhir, the Indian team took part in its first practice session. India is to play a three-match T20 series against Sri Lanka from July 27, after which an ODI series of the same number of matches will also be played. The Indian team will be led by Suryakumar Yadav in T20, while Rohit Sharma will lead the team in ODIs.

Gambhir, who became the head coach after the tenure of Rahul Dravid ended, led the team during the training session and inspected the practice session. During this, the players did light practice which included fielding practice, running and ball catching practice. During this, the players of the team were seen talking to Suryakumar Yadav, the new captain of the T20 International team.

Gambhir spent time with Samson
Gambhir spent time with all-rounder Shivam Dubey on the field after talking to Sanju Samson, who was practicing batting. Gambhir also gave some batting tips to Samson. It is known that Samson was part of the 15-member Indian team of the T20 World Cup, but he did not get a chance to play a single match during the tournament.

Nair-Daskate also part of the support staff
Former India all-rounder Abhishek Nair and Netherlands batsman Ryan ten Daskate are part of Gambhir’s coaching staff for the Sri Lanka tour. All three recently assisted Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to win the IPL 2024 title. Fielding coach T Dilip, part of Dravid’s support staff, remains with the team. Additionally, Sairaj Bahutule, associated with the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru, will serve as interim bowling coach on this tour.