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.

India start the new year with the T20I series against England at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata after their Border Gavaskar Trophy loss to Australia. A day before the match, on Tuesday, head coach coach Gautam Gambhir sought blessings at the Kali Temple in Kalighat.

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.

Gautam Gambhir currently is under the scanner due to India's performance in the last two Test series against New Zealand and Australia.

Gautam Gambhir has always had a special connection with the city of Kolkata having captained and mentored the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to their two Indian Premier League (IPL) titles in 2014 and 20

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).