'Angry Young Man' Gautam Gambhir Picks 'Shahenshah' of Cricket, Takes Virat Kohli's Name Snubs Rohit

They had their differences in the past but there is mutual respect as well between Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir . Both have always spoken well about each other and in yet another instance of the sort, the head coach of Team India has hailed King Kohli as the "Shahenshah" of Cricket. Gambhir was in attendance during the Delhi Premier League final, and there he was asked to pick the individuals for some fancy tags.

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Gautam Gambhir Names Virat Kohli as the 'Shahenshah'

Besides naming Gautam Gambhir as the "Shahenshah," Gambhir picked Yuvraj Singh as the "Badshah," Sourav Ganguly as the "Tiger," Jasprit Bumrah as "Khiladi." Gambhir even deemed himself fit for a moniker. "Angry young man" is the title that he sees himself as.

In his playing days, Gautam Gambhir was involved in a verbal back-and-forth quite a few times. Whether it was Shahid Afridi, Kamran Akmal, or even Shane Watson, Gambhir did not hold back from answering when teased. He had an infamous face-off with Virat Kohli on two occasions in the IPL in 2013 and 2023. Thus, many fans may agree on the title that he has rendered himself with.

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Gautam Gambhir 's Biggest Challenge as Head Coach

Gautam Gambhir has had a mixed start to his coaching stint with Team India. Under his leadership, India won the T20 series against Sri Lanka but lost the ODI series, which came as a setback for him as it was the first time in 27 years when Sri Lanka had beaten India in a bilateral ODI series. Nevertheless, Gambhir will get the opportunity to eliminate the stains.

Next up, India will take on Bangladesh in Test and T20 series and following New Zealand will tour India for a Test series. However, what may turn out to be the biggest challenge for him would be the tour that will follow. Later in the year, India will travel to Australia and the onus would be on the current lot to defend the Border Gavaskar Trophy.