Zaheer Khan isn’t too far from becoming the coach of India: Gautam Gambhir

Gautam Gambhir, the Kolkata Knight Riders skipper (KKR), has predicted that Delhi Daredevils (DD) skipper Zaheer Khan might become the coach of India in the future.

Despite a pretty slow start to the tournament, DD under their new coach, Rahul Dravid, has done really well. The side currently occupies the 3rd position in the points table with eight points to their credit.

KKR lost its second group stage encounter against the Delhi Daredevils by a convincing margin of 27 runs. But, that didn’t stop Gautam Gambhir from appreciating his opposition skipper, Zaheer Khan in one of his columns.

Gautam Gambhir wrote, “I remember reading one of Harsha Bhogle’s recent columns in which he suggested Zaheer Khan isn’t too far from becoming the coach of the India team. I agree, although I am not sure whether Zak (Zaheer) will be overall coach or bowling coach. The man is full of knowledge and skill.”

“Plus, he is someone who prefers to do the job (captain or coach his side) by being in the background,” the KKR skipper added.

Gautam Gambhir, further wrote, “Don’t mistake my judgment on the basis of his three wickets against KKR in the last game. I have known Zak for long to declare that his skills with the ball are par excellence.”

“The way he chokes his victims is exemplary. I am not sure if he is keen given his other engagements, but I won’t look too far if he is interested for the coach’s job,” Gambhir, later, added.

However, the Gambhir wasn’t too happy with the performance of his side against the ‘Double D’s’.

“I was disappointed that from 2 for 2 in the first over, Delhi powered to an intimidating 186 in 20 overs. What hurt me most was that they didn’t seem to break a sweat while doing this. Instead, it seemed they had walked into an all-expenses paid dinner buffet and were helping themselves to their fill,” Gambhir wrote in his column.

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