Gautam Gambhir Achieves Historic Milestone with Two ICC Trophies as Coach

India has achieved history in the T20 format, winning the T20 World Cup for the third time. But it is not just the Indian team which made history in this tournament. Even the Head Coach, Gautam Gambhir, created history by becoming the only Indian coach to win two ICC trophies in his tenure.

The T20 World Cup has officially ended and India has defeated history this time. A hosting nation has never won the T20 World Cup, a team has not won the consecutive T20 World Cups, and a team also has not won the T20 World Cup thrice. But all these records have been broken in just one edition, as India won the tournament being the hosts.

Indian skipper Suryakumar Yadav continues his dominant run as a captain, with . However, it is the Indian Head Coach, Gautam Gambhir, who has scripted a record. No Indian Head Coach was able to win more than one ICC trophy in his tenure. But Gambhir has won two in his, with the 2027 World Cup also left in his tenure.

Champions Trophy 2025

Gautam Gambhir was not able to start his time as a Head Coach in a positive manner. India started off with major series losses against Sri Lanka (ODIs), New Zealand (Tests), and Australia (Tests). But Gambhir decided to turn the tables when India entered the Champions Trophy 2025.

The team was backed with strong players such as Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. And it even had the experience of stars such as Ravindra Jadeja, KL Rahul, Mohammed Shami, Shreyas Iyer, and many more. With this depth, India was able to start off the tournament with impressive performances. They eventually went on to the semi-final stages being undefeated.

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Whether it was Gill scoring a ton against Bangladesh or Kohli finishing off with a ton against Pakistan, every match was excellent. In the semi-final stages, India had to go against Australia, the same team to which they lost the 2023 World Cup final. But this time, the Indian team was already under its GG era, and took redemption for the same.

While Australia set a total of 264 runs, with Steve Smith and Alex Carey scoring fifties, India was able to chase down the total with 11 balls remaining. Virat Kohli, the Chase Master, once again remained the star of the game. He scored 84 runs off 98 balls, as India marched into the finals against New Zealand.

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And this time, it was the Indian skipper, Rohit Sharma, who took the center stage. The Indian bowlers did the job well by restricting New Zealand to just 254 runs. India went on to chase the total with 6 balls remaining, as the skipper, Rohit Sharma won the POTM award. This was Gautam Gambhir’s first ICC tournament as the Head Coach, and India lifted the title.

T20 World Cup 2026

The next target for Gautam Gambhir as the Head Coach was the T20 World Cup 2026. India was entering this tournament as the defending champions and were also the hosts of the tournament. A few tough calls were made during the selection, but the team came out to be unbeatable. .

First India went undefeated in the Group stages of the tournament. This helped the team to advance to the Super Eight, where the slight challenges started. India lost its first game against South Africa by 76 runs, which made every game a do-or-die. After winning against Zimbabwe, India's next game against the West Indies came out to be a virtual knockout.

At this moment, it was the Indian team along with , who backed Sanju Samson. The Indian wicket-keeper went on to play a match winning knock, and took India to the semi-final stages against England. , it was India against England in the semi-final.

, as India managed to defeat England in a thriller. While Jacob Bethell tried his best to put England to the finals, his efforts went in vain against Gambhir's tactics as a Head Coach. India was now set to go against New Zealand in the finals of the tournament at Ahmedabad.

Batting first, India put up a massive total of 255 runs for the loss of 5 wickets. Jasprit Bumrah and Axar Patel starred with the ball, as they took 7 wickets combined, bowling out New Zealand for just 159 runs. India won the T20 World Cup 2026 as the defending champions, and this was Gautam Gambhir's second ICC title as the Head Coach.