England coach Brendon McCullum backed under-fire Gautam Gambhir ahead of the 1st T20I match of the series. Gambhir, who recently lost Test series against New Zealand and Australia, will be under pressure in the white-ball series against England and the Champions Trophy.

England coach Brendon McCullum on Monday expressed confidence in India head coach Gautam Gambhir’s abilities, praising him as a strong leader. Despite recent losses, McCullum believes Gambhir will bring out the best in his team.

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

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).