Head coach Gautam Gambhir has shared a sneak peek into the mindset driving the current Indian team as they gear up for the T20 World Cup 2026, set to be jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka early next year.

Recently, India clinched the five-match T20I series against Australia 2-1 after the final match in Brisbane was washed out. With this win, the Men in Blue maintained their unbeaten record in a bilateral T20I series under the regime of Gambhir and Suryakumar Yadav. The team also won the Asia Cup title in September this year.

After India's T20 series win over Australia and ahead of their upcoming home assignment against South Africa, the BCCI released a teaser of an exclusive interview with Gambhir, who emphasised accountability, honesty, and result-driven approach as key to the team’s success.

In the video, Gambhir made it clear that he always demands full commitment, highlighting his intolerance toward complacency.

“As a nation and we as individuals should never, never celebrate a series loss,” Gambhir said emphatically in the teaser.

Commenting on the player development and leadership, the India coach said he believes in testing individuals under pressure to bring out their best, citing Shubman Gill's appointment as Test captain.

“Throw guys in deep sea, as simple as it can get. We did the same with Shubman Gill as well when he was appointed as a Test captain,” he remarked.

Gambhir also spoke about the culture of openness and honesty that he and his staff have worked to build within the Indian dressing room.

“It has been a very transparent dressing room. It has been a very honest dressing room and that is something how we want this dressing room to be like,” he explained.

Looking ahead to the T20 World Cup 2026, Gambhir said: “I think we still aren't where we want to be, come the T20 World Cup. So hopefully you guys know the importance of being fit. We still have three months to be where we want to be.”