Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir is coming back home from England as his mother is being kept in ICU, reports news agency PTI. Gambhir had gone to England prior to the senior team members to observe the manner in which the junior team (India A) performs against England Lions in the 2-match unofficial Test series. On Friday, when India was scheduled to play an intra-squad match for the series, the news agency reported that Gambhir was coming back to India because of a family emergency. Gambhir had previously returned home from Australia during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy because of such a family issue.
Reason for Sudden Departure of Gautam Gambhir
The report added Gambhir had to rush back to take care of his mother, who had a heart attack and is currently in ICU at a New Delhi hospital.
In Gambhir’s absence, assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate will have the team’s charge during the four-day intra-squad match between India and India A, starting here on Friday.
“Gautam’s mother had a heart attack on Wednesday. He and his family left for India on Thursday and they have reached Delhi,” news agency PTI quoted sources as saying on Friday.
“Gautam’s mother had a heart attack on Wednesday. He and his family left for India on Thursday and they have reached Delhi,” the BCCI source informed.
He will be supported by other coaching personnel like bowling coach Morne Morkel and batting coach Sitanshu Kotak.
Expected Return of Gautam Gambhir Before England Test Series
Gambhir is likely to be back in England in a week’s time if things go according to plan at home.
“His mother is showing signs of recovery although she is still in the ICU. In all likelihood, he will be back in the UK before the start of the opening Test (starting June 20) if all goes well.”
India’s Test Squad for England Series
India’s Test team for England series: Shubman Gill (c), Rishabh Pant (vc), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Karun Nair, Nitish Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav.
England’s Squad for First Test Against India
England team for first Test against India: Shoaib Bashir, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Sam Cook, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Jamie Overton, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jamie Smith (wk), Ben Stokes (capt), Josh Tongue, Chris Woakes.
