Former Indian batter Mohammad Kaif has shared his rating on the Indian head coach Gautam Gambhir, who completed two years of tenure, stating that he would rate him just 4/10, without mincing his words.
Speaking exclusively to Cricbuzz, Kaif has revealed the actual reasons why he has rated only four out of 10, stating that there have been recent reports that Gambhir and Kohli aren’t interacting with each other.
“I’ll reduce some numbers. I’ll give him 4 out of 10. I’ll tell you why. There are recent reports which points out that Gambhir and Kohli are not seeing eye to eye. We have seen Gambhir interacting with Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill. This is one problem. The job of the coach and the management is to maintain transparency and to initiate communication. They should keep everyone on the same page. Winning and losing will be on the ground. But the reasons behind them, like if a player is dropped, tell them why so that the player is not in doubt,” Kaif said to Cricbuzz.
“Now, if Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir are not working together, this is not a good sign for India. If they are not in the same page, this is bed news for Indian fans. Because in this England tour, we are focussing on the 2017 World Cup. It won’t be easy to win in overseas conditions so you have to maintain unity in the team. Senior players have a very big role. You need to go to the senior players’ room and talk to them on how you can fix the problem. This is the job of a coach,” he added.
Gambhir’s role as the head coach started in 2024 when he succeeded Rahul Dravid. India went on to win the 2025 Champions Trophy, the 2026 T20 World Cup, and the 2025 Asia Cup. However, in the longest format of the game, India got whitewashed by New Zealand and South Africa at home in 2024 and 2025, respectively. They also failed to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, losing the series 1-3.
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