Suryakumar – who additionally took his first steps in the direction of being one of many nice T20I batters of his era below Gautam Gambhir’s captaincy at Kolkata Knight Riders – feels the working relationship he has with Gambhir is rock-solid. Since Gambhir took over as coach in mid-2024, India have T20I collection wins in Sri Lanka, at residence in opposition to Bangladesh, and in South Africa, shedding only one recreation throughout these three series. Whereas their Check kind is likely to be below scrutiny, in T20Is, Suryakumar believes they’re shifting within the “proper course” with Gambhir.