Indian cricketer Suryakumar Yadav has praised Gautam Gambhir 's coaching style, crediting it to the positive and player-friendly atmosphere in the T20 team. At a pre-match press conference in Kolkata on Tuesday, Yadav stressed on Gambhir's distinct style of mentoring and handling players.

Gautam Gambhir visited Kolkata's iconic Kalighat Kali Temple, seeking blessings before India's T20I series against England. With Mohammed Shami's return and Champions Trophy preparations in focus, India eyes redemption following their recent struggles against Australia.

Suryakumar Yadav credits Gautam Gambhir's leadership for India's positive team atmosphere in T20s. He highlights Gambhir's unique mentoring style, fostering freedom and simplicity, impacting players even when absent.

"But, hopefully, we will chisel away at that over the next few weeks, and we'll be in good shape come that Champions Trophy." The 43-year-old was appointed England's white-ball coach in September, succeeding Matthew Mott, and he will now juggle between his role as Test coach while guiding the limited-overs side.

Check out what head coach Brendon McCullum said about Gautam Gambhir ahead of England's T20I series against India, starting January 22 only on CricTracker.

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

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).