BGT 2024-25: Gautam Gambhir to miss tour game due to personal reasons (Image Source: IANS)
If Shubman Gill: India will be without head coach Gautam Gambhir for their two-day tour match against the Prime Minister's XI in Canberra, starting November 30.
As per ESPNcricinfo report, Gambhir has returned to India for personal reasons but is expected to rejoin the team ahead of the day-night Test in Adelaide on December 6. The tour game in Canberra, although played during the day, will use the pink Kookaburra ball.
India, leading the series 1-0 after a dramatic turnaround from a 3-0 home whitewash by New Zealand, will rely on assistant coaches Abhishek Nayar, Ryan ten Doeschate and Morne Morkel to oversee preparations in Gambhir's absence.
