SRK Offered Blank Cheque To Gambhir, In BCCI’s Radar, To Be In KKR For…
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), according to several reports, is interested in Gautam Gambhir taking over the role of Indian cricket team coach. Amid lack of alternatives, because of certain overseas coaches’ withdrawal, the BCCI don’t seem to have many top options when it comes to finding Rahul Dravid’s successor as Team India’s head coach. A report has now claimed that Gambhir, who is the mentor of Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2024 at present, was offered a ‘blank cheque’ by the franchise’s co-owner Shah Rukh Khan to join the franchise for the next 10 years, when he was at Lucknow Super Giants.
A report in Dainik Jagran has suggested that Gambhir is also interested in the India head coach job. But, wants a guarantee over his 100% selection if he fills out the application for the role. If the BCCI is only looking at Gambhir as one of the ‘candidates’, he isn’t going to apply.
As the BCCI looks to intensify its effort of giving a contract to Gambhir, the report reveal..