BCCI Announcement India Head Coach LIVE: Gautam Gambhir, a World Cup-winning Indian cricket team great, has been reported to be the next coach of Rohit Sharma and Co. But in a surprising development, another candidate has emerged. The other candidate has been interviewed too. Gambhir, known to a straight talker, had his first round of interview with the BCCI’s Cricket Advisory Committee on Tuesday. But he is yet to be officially named the India coach. If he is appointed, he will succeed legend Rahul Dravid at the helm. The tenure of the next Indian cricket team coach starts from July 1, 2024 and will run until December 31, 2027.