BCCI have turned the speculations of any possibility of Gautam Gambhir getting removed as India's head coach. There has been a lot of criticism, with fans as well as a few experts calling out for the sacking of the coaching staff, especially after India's defeat in the three-match ODI series against New Zealand.
After taking over the head coach role in 2024, Gambhir has witnessed mixed results during his stint. BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia came up with a clarification on rumours and even mentioned a cheeky reply. In an interview with Sportstar, Saikia said that people are entitled to their personal opinions, but the BCCI have qualified people to make decisions regarding these matters.
"India is a country of 140 crore people, and everybody is a cricket expert. Everybody will have an opinion. It is a democratic country, and we cannot gag anybody. All the opinion makers are free to give their opinions, including the media. There is a lot of speculated news in the domain, and also various ex-cricketers, cricketers, or other people are also giving opinions. In social media, it is full of them."
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"But the thing is that we have a cricket committee in the BCCI, who are ex-cricketers. They are dedicated and make all the decisions. On the other hand, for team selection, we have five selectors. They also have to qualify to get into that position. They are the people who take that also. For every decision, there can be a counter-opinion."
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"So, those opinions we have to address, and we have to consider. But the final decision is always taken by the cricket committee as well as the selectors," he said. With Gambhir at the helm, India won the ICC Champions Trophy and the Asia Cup last year, but the team's performance in Test cricket hasn't produced any impressive results. Apart from playing out a 2-2 draw in England, India lost the Test series at home against New Zealand in 2024 and against South Africa in 2025. Notably, the disappointing result against New Zealand was India's first defeat in a Test series at home in 12 years.
On the other hand, the Indian team has emerged as an unstoppable force in the T20I format and is yet to lose a series in the format under Gambhir.
Earlier, Manoj Tiwary said that the BCCI should sack head coach Gautam Gambhir if the Suryakumar Yadav-led side fails to win the T20 World Cup 2026 title.
"If Gautam Gambhir fails to win the T20 World Cup 2026, then BCCI should take a big and difficult decision. BCCI secretary has said that we will pursue with Gambhir till his contract expires. But if the T20 World Cup 2026 doesn't give a result to Gambhir, I think BCCI will take a big call and will remove him," the former India cricketer said in an interview with InsideSport.