Gautam Gambhir leaves Australia due to personal emergency back home

The Indian team orchestrated an emphatic win against Australia in the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. They won the game in Perth by 295 runs and will be beaming with confidence before the pink-ball Test in Adelaide which starts from December 6. It is worth noting that the last time India played a day and night Test in Australia, they registered their lowest total in Tests of 36 all out.

Before the crucial assignment, the Indian team’s Head Coach, Gautam Gambhir will be returning to India due to a personal emergency. A BCCI source revealed that a family member of the former India opener has health issues and he will be back in Australia just before the second Test. For the unversed, Rohit Sharma, who missed the first Test due to personal reasons, has joined the team.

“Yes, Gambhir has left for back home in India due to a personal emergency. It seems that someone in his family has a health issue. However, he will be back in Australia on December 3, three days before the second Test (pink ball) Test at Adelaide,” a source in the BCCI told TOI.