Spots: It was announced that the Indian team will face Bangladesh in a three-match T20 series. The senior selection committee led by Ajit Agarkar announced the 15-member squad on Saturday evening. If we look at this team selection, the influence of head coach Gautam Gambhir is clearly visible. Because some of their special players have made a place in the team.
Gambhir has worked as a coach for two teams in the IPL. He spent two years with Lucknow Super Giants. After this, he returned to Kolkata Knight Riders as a coach last year and led the team to the title. One player from each team got a place in the team, which was unexpected. The most surprising name in the team is Varun Chakraborty. Varun, who was a part of the 2021 World Cup T20 team, has been playing for Kolkata in the IPL for a long time. He made his debut in IPL under the captaincy of Gambhir. He qualified for the T20 World Cup on the basis of his strong performance in the IPL. However, he had earlier made his T20 debut on the Sri Lanka tour. Varun has taken only two wickets in the six matches played so far for India.
Although he was nowhere to be seen in the race to join the Indian team, his name remains in the team. Gambhir likes Varun a lot and trusts him. Perhaps that is why Varun suddenly returned to the Indian team after three years.
When Gambhir was the coach of Lucknow, he had promoted Mayank Yadav. Mayank impressed everyone with his fast bowling. He got injured midway through the season, but is in good shape now. Mayank is also considered one of Gambhir's close friends. The coach likes stormy bowlers very much. Mayank has joined the Indian team for the first time.
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