MS Dhoni next India coach? Gautam Gambhir's role reversal wish after Instagram exchange
Speaking about the exchange a week after the final, Gambhir said he appreciated Dhoni's message and hoped to return the gesture one day.
Indian men's cricket team head coach Gautam Gambhir on Monday reflected on his brief social media exchange with his former national teammate MS Dhoni after the T20 World Cup victory in Ahmedabad. Dhoni had posted a message on Instagram congratulating the team after the title win. Gambhir, who played under Dhoni’s captaincy for a large part of his international career, later responded to the post.
Dhoni had returned to Instagram with an update for the first time in almost two years and also joked about Gambhir’s serious image. Speaking about the exchange a week after the final, Gambhir said he appreciated Dhoni’s message and hoped to return the gesture one day. "Good on him [Dhoni] to come and watch the World Cup final.
Good on him to ask me to smile, and I wish one day he could be in my position (coach), and I can write the same thing, and hopefully, he can smile from the dugout," said Gambhir while speaking at a RevSportz event on Monday. — Gill_Iss (@Gill_Iss) Dhoni, who led India to the T20 World Cup title in the inaugural edition in 2007, wrote on Instagram after India's T20 World Cup 2026 win on March 7, "History gets created at Ahmedabad, big congratulations to the team and support staff and to all the fans of Indian Cricket Team worldwide. Such a pleasure to see all of you play.
" "Coach Sahab smile looks great on you, intensity with smile is a killer combo, very well done. Enjoy guys," Dhoni added in the post. Hours later, Gambhir responded under the post: "And what a reason to smile, great seeing you!