Rohit Sharma Personally Requested Gautam Gambhir To Reappoint T Dilip: Report

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Last Updated:May 28, 2025, 10:03 IST

According to assorted reports, India fielding manager T Dilip has been fixed a one-year extension.

Fielding manager T Dilip (left) having a chat with Rohit Sharma. (PTI Photo)

T Dilip has reportedly been retained arsenic the India men’s fielding manager for different twelvemonth by the BCCI weeks aft parting ways. Along with Dilip, the BCCI had unceremoniously sacked batting manager Abhishek Nayar past month. However, failing to find a suitable replacement meant the committee called backmost Dilip, who volition instrumentality complaint from India’s five-match Test circuit of England that starts from June 20.

According to Cricbuzz, erstwhile Test and T20I skipper Rohit Sharma played a large relation successful convincing the BCCI and caput manager Gautam Gambhir to support clasp of Dilip.

Quoting sources, the work reports that Rohit, who announced his Test status earlier this month, personally requested Gambhir to reappoint the Hyderabadi, who has reportedly been fixed a one-year contract.

“Dilip is simply a bully coach, who served the squad good for implicit 3 years (from 2021). He knows astir of these cricketers precise closely. So, to person him connected committee for a large bid (vs England) volition bash the squad lone good," a root adjacent to the improvement told quality bureau PTI.

“So, determination is nary constituent successful bringing successful a caller sanction astatine this stage, and Dilip is precise fashionable with players too," the root added.

The BCCI is said to person been keen connected roping successful a overseas sanction arsenic fielding manager but failed to find a suitable campaigner successful the required time.

During his stint, Dilip became a fashionable fig among the Indian players and connected societal media arsenic helium introduced “fielding medals", which was awarded to the champion subordinate from each match.

India volition look England successful 5 Tests nether a caller captain, Shubman Gill, with Rishabh Pant arsenic his vice-captain. The bid volition beryllium the opening of the adjacent ICC World Test Championship cycle.

An India A squad volition play a mates of unofficial Test matches starting May 30 earlier the bid starts.

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