Gautam Gambhir, India's head coach, is facing constant scrutiny after a string of underwhelming performances. Under the former India opening batter's tenure as coach, India have lost an ODI series against Sri Lanka and Test series against New Zealand (home) and Australia (away).

India head coach Gautam Gambhir has been under immense pressure after a torrid start to his Indian head coaching tenure. But England coach Brendon McCullum has backed him and extended his support to the former India cricketer.

England head coach Brendon McCullum has defended Gautam Gambhir's amidst latter's challenging journey as India head coach

India's rising batting sensation Abhishek Sharma credited his match-winning knock against England in the first T20I to the unwavering support of coach Gautam Gambhir and T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav. At the post-match press conference, Sharma expressed gratitude for their encouragement during his challenging phase.

Abhishek Sharma scored a 20-ball half-century as India beat England by seven wickets Wednesday in the first T20 of their five-match series. India's opener smacked five fours and eight sixes, scoring 79 off 34 balls,

Abhishek Sharma thanked captain Suryakumar Yadav and head coach Gautam Gambhir for providing him and other youngsters with the freedom.