Gautam Gambhir’s call for fresh faces before WTC 2025-27 cycle coincides with Virat Kohli-Rohit Sharma Test exit

By our Special Correspondent

Gautam Gambhir is likely to become a head coach with more power than the team’s captain following the retirements of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. He is poised to reshape the Indian Test team with a focus on fresh talent and a departure from the star-driven culture.

          Sources within the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have confirmed that Gambhir was categorical about the need to phase out senior players and bring fresh faces for the 2025–27 World Test Championship (WTC) cycle.