{"id":92652,"date":"2024-07-11T12:32:17","date_gmt":"2024-07-11T12:32:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/11\/dale-steyn-backs-gautam-gambhirs-appointment-as-india-head-coach-says-world-cricket-needs-guys-who-are-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-07-11T12:32:17","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T12:32:17","slug":"dale-steyn-backs-gautam-gambhirs-appointment-as-india-head-coach-says-world-cricket-needs-guys-who-are-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/11\/dale-steyn-backs-gautam-gambhirs-appointment-as-india-head-coach-says-world-cricket-needs-guys-who-are-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Dale Steyn backs Gautam Gambhir&#8217;s appointment as India head coach, says world cricket needs guys who are&#8230; | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-111663397,imgsize-28684.cms?resize=1280,720&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dale Steyn backs Gautam Gambhir&#8217;s appointment as India head coach, says world cricket needs guys who are&#8230; | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" title=\"Dale Steyn backs Gautam Gambhir&#8217;s appointment as India head coach, says world cricket needs guys who are&#8230; | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" \/><\/div>\n<div>NEW DELHI: Former Indian cricketer known for his aggressive and fierce approach on the field, <!-- -->Gautam Gambhir<!-- --> has been appointed as the new <!-- -->head coach<!-- --> of the Indian men&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\">cricket<\/a> team. <br \/>The announcement was made on Tuesday by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah, following the conclusion of <!-- -->Rahul Dravid<!-- -->&#8216;s tenure after India&#8217;s triumph in the <!-- -->T20 World Cup<!-- --> 2024.<br \/>Former South African pacer <!-- -->Dale Steyn<!-- --> expressed his happiness and support for Gambhir&#8217;s appointment. Steyn, who has shared the field with Gambhir on several occasions, praised the former Indian opener&#8217;s aggression and fierceness, qualities that he believes are missing from modern-day cricket due to the popularity of franchise T20 leagues, where players tend to develop friendships across teams.<br \/>&#8220;I am a big fan of Gautam Gambhir. I love his aggression. He is one of the few Indians I ever played against who came back at you, and I like that. I think he is going to take that into the dressing room with guys like Virat and some of the other senior players who might not play as big a part anymore. I am not too sure. Not just in India, but in world cricket, we need guys who are a little bit more aggressive and play the game a little bit harder,&#8221; Steyn told Star Sports, as quoted by ANI.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond his on-field aggression, Steyn also lauded Gambhir for being &#8220;streetwise and smart&#8221; as a cricketer.<br \/>&#8220;We all seem to play in the leagues against each other, and we become quite friendly and friends. I like the way that he is fierce on the field but a gentleman off the field. He is also streetwise, a very smart cricketer, and has a great cricket brain. So I think from that point of view, he is going to be fantastic for them too,&#8221; the former speedster added. <br \/>Gambhir&#8217;s credentials as a former Indian cricketer are impressive. He played a vital role in India&#8217;s triumphs at the ICC T20 World Cup 2007 and the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, contributing match-winning knocks in the finals.<br \/>Gambhir&#8217;s appointment comes on the heels of India&#8217;s victory in the T20 World Cup 2024, where they defeated South Africa by seven runs to claim their second T20 World Cup title after a 17-year drought. <\/div>\n<p><script>\nvar _mfq = window._mfq || [];\n_mfq.push([\"setVariable\", \"toi_titan\", window.location.href]);\n!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isFBCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() {\n          n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n        };\n        if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n        n.push = n;\n        n.loaded = !0;\n        n.version = '2.0';\n        n.queue = [];\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js', n, t, s);\n      fbq('init', '593671331875494');\n      fbq('track', 'PageView');\n    };\n    function loadGtagEvents(isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      var id = document.getElementById('toi-plus-google-campaign');\n      if (id) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        t.id = 'toi-plus-google-campaign';\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=AW-877820074', n, t, s);\n    };\n    function loadSurvicateJs(allowedSurvicateSections = []){\n      const section =  window.location.pathname.split('\/')[1]\n      const isHomePageAllowed = window.location.pathname === '\/' && allowedSurvicateSections.includes('homepage')\n      if(allowedSurvicateSections.includes(section) || isHomePageAllowed){\n        (function(w) {\n         function setAttributes() {\n                    var prime_user_status = window.isPrime ? 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