Ahead of the Asia Cup 2025 tournament, India head coach Gautam Gambhir made an appearance at the recent Delhi Premier League (DPL 2025) at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.
Gambhir took over as India's head coach from Rahul Dravid after the T20 World Cup 2024 tournament win and has done well in ODIs and T20Is, winning the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. However, India lost the home Test series to New Zealand and to Australia down under. Recently, India barely drew the five-Test series in England.
Now the Indian team will engage in the Asia Cup 2025 tournament in the UAE from September 9.
During his DPL 2025 appearance, Gambhir engaged in a fun rapid-fire question round with anchor Shefali Bagga. Gambhir as given a few words to which he associated Indian players' names.
Here's how he equated certain words with Indian cricketers:
Clutch – Sachin Tendulkar
Desi Boy – Virat Kohli
Speed – Jasprit Bumrah
Golden Arm – Nitish Rana
Most Stylish – Shubman Gill
Mr. Consistent – Rahul Dravid
Run Machine – VVS Laxman
Most Funny – Rishabh Pant
Death Over Specialist – "Wanted to mention Bumrah, but since I have already taken his name, so Zaheer Khan"
The Indian team’s home season will begin with the two-Test series against West Indies in October and then the all-format series against South Africa. India will also travel to Australia for a white-ball series in the interim.
