Rohit Sharma wanted Gautam Gambhir to become the head coach of Team India, why did the distance increase in a few months?

New Delhi. At present, the biggest discussion in Indian cricket is about the future of Rohit Sharma and the atmosphere in the dressing room of Team India. While the news of Rohit’s retirement made headlines before the Lord’s ODI against England, BCCI Secretary Devjit Saikia made it clear that this will not be his last match. Meanwhile, a new report has made many big claims regarding the relationship between Rohit Sharma and head coach Gautam Gambhir. According to the report, Rohit Sharma himself had taken the initiative to make Gambhir the coach of Team India, later the relationship between them deteriorated so much.

Rohit wanted Gambhir to become coach
According to PTI report, in the year 2024, when Kolkata Knight Riders team had reached Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium to play a match, Rohit Sharma had met Gautam Gambhir. During this time, Rohit requested Gambhir to join Team India. It is said that Gambhir had replied smilingly, ‘If you remain the captain, I will definitely join Team India.’ At that time, there was considered to be a good rapport between the two and hardly anyone would have thought that after a few months this relationship would become a cause of controversies.

Distance increased during Australia tour
The report claims that the first major rift in the relationship between the two started appearing in the home Test series against New Zealand, where Team India had to face a 3-0 clean sweep. However, the situation became worse during the Australia tour. Rohit Sharma wanted to sit out of the Sydney Test due to poor form. According to the report, selection committee chairman Ajit Agarkar had advised him to avoid doing so, as it could have an impact on further selection. Despite this, Rohit decided not to play the match.

Meanwhile, Rohit had said in an interview given to the broadcaster, ‘I am the father of two children. I know what is right for me. The report claims that both the team management and the selection committee were surprised by this statement and from here the sourness in relations increased further.

Resentment increased after leaving the captaincy
According to the report, after retiring from Test cricket, Rohit Sharma was also removed from the captaincy of the ODI team. Keeping the future in mind, the selectors and team management decided to give new responsibility to Shubman Gill. It is said that when Rohit was informed about this decision, he was not happy with it. The conversation that followed was also not very positive. The report also said that after this, Rohit focused his entire attention on batting and preparing for the World Cup, but there was no clear assurance from the team management regarding his future.

Discussions intensified again during England tour
Recently there were reports that the selectors do not want to include Rohit Sharma in the plans for the 2027 ODI World Cup and Lord’s ODI could be his last match. However, BCCI Secretary Devjit Saikia refuted these reports and clearly said that there is no truth in the ongoing speculations regarding Rohit’s retirement. Despite this, discussions are continuing within Team India regarding the equations and the future of Rohit Sharma. Now it will be interesting to see how Rohit advances his place and role in ODI cricket in the coming times.