‘Big call awaits’: Ex-batter warns Gambhir’s job at risk if India fail to defend T20 WC

NEW DELHI: Former India batter Manoj Tiwary believes the BCCI whitethorn beryllium forced to instrumentality a “big and hard decision” connected caput manager Gautam Gambhir if India neglect to successfully support their T20 World Cup rubric connected location soil, underlining the tournament’s value for the erstwhile opener’s future.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Although Gambhir has enjoyed an awesome tally successful T20Is arsenic a manager — the unit has mounted sharply owed to mediocre returns successful the different 2 formats. Since taking complaint successful July 2024, India person mislaid location Test bid against New Zealand and South Africa and were precocious beaten by a depleted New Zealand broadside successful a three-match ODI series. Against that backdrop, the upcoming 20-team T20 World Cup, opening connected February 7, has assumed captious importance.

Tiwary said the BCCI should not hesitate to enactment if results bash not spell India’s way.“If India doesn't triumph the T20 World Cup, past I deliberation that the BCCI should instrumentality a large and hard determination regarding Gautam Gambhir,” Tiwary told InsideSport.He acknowledged that the committee has publically backed the coach. “The BCCI caput has already stated that Gambhir volition proceed until his declaration expires, and determination is nary question of removing him,” Tiwary said, earlier adding a caveat.

“But I deliberation the 2026 T20 World Cup, if the effect doesn't travel successful this, past the BCCI volition region him and instrumentality a large call.”

Looking ahead, Tiwary besides suggested a imaginable successor should the BCCI determine to portion ways with Gambhir. He urged the committee to person erstwhile India batter VVS Laxman to instrumentality implicit the role. “I deliberation it has to beryllium a process-driven thing. When Rahul Dravid was the manager and didn't spell connected definite tours, VVS Laxman utilized to go. So helium was the earthy choice,” Tiwary said.India, led by

Suryakumar Yadav

, are placed successful Group A alongside Pakistan, Namibia, the Netherlands and the USA. The hosts unfastened their run against the USA astatine the Wankhede Stadium connected February 7.