'Please Coach Ban Jao': Fans Demand VVS Laxman As India Head Coach Over Gautam Gambhir After Zimbabwe Series Whitewash
· Free Press Journal
Indian cricket fans have requested VVS Laxman to become full-time coach of the team after the Men in Blue sealed a 3-0 series in Zimbabwe. With the Zimbabwe T20Is following soon after the England ODI series, coach Gautam Gambhir was rested with NCA chief and former India batter Laxman deputising.
The visitors completely dominated the series, right from start to finish to seal a whitewash. While Zimbabwe aren't best team in the world, the series win was a major confidence boost after winless series losses to Ireland and England.
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Series victories are a reflection of the standards a team sets every single day. Proud of the commitment, resilience and selflessness shown by this group throughout the tour. Congrats to the players and thank you to the support staff for their unwavering dedication. I am… pic.twitter.com/qRqmPOIUBc
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) July 26, 2026
After the series was done and dusted, Laxman posted a heartfelt message on social media, praising the team's resilience to bounce back from a few difficult days to get the job done in Zimbabwe.
Fans soon flooded his comments section, asking him to take over the job full time. Gambhir will return for India's next assignment, but the public are calling for his resignation amid India's dismal results across formats.
Congratulations sir.
— Lodhi Mithilesh Rajput (@Er__Mithilesh) July 27, 2026
You should be appointed as regular Head coach of Indian cricket team @BCCI @OfficialBCCI
Remove @GautamGambhir as head coach.
VVS tha to Trophy le aaye.. GG hota to Gaali late
— Viralwadi (@Viralwadi) July 26, 2026
We need u as Head Coach of the senior team .. critical for Indian cricket
— Hammer (@Hammerbee) July 27, 2026
Sir please coach ban Jao END OF GG ERA
— Bhagwan DAS RAJ (@BhagwanMarwari) July 27, 2026
IND Vs ZIM 3rd T20I: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Masterclass Helps India Seal 3-0 Whitewash Over Zimbabwe In HarareTime to take over now sir. The calmness you bring in the dressing room is most required now.
— spandan chakraborty (@spandan_infobm) July 27, 2026
VVS Laxman had a distinguished 16-year career with the Indian team before retiring in 2012. He replaced Rahul Dravid as chief of BCCI's CoE after Dravid moved to take the Indian team head coach role. Laxman was expected to succeed Dravid then but the role went to Gautam Gambhir.
While Gambhir has led India to the T20 World Cup and Champions Trophy wins, series losses at home and away have been humiliating. Furthermore, his treatment of the squad and some players have been questionable.
Fans were quick to point out that the Indian players seemed relaxed and calm during the Zimbabwe tour, crediting it to Laxman's presence.