Gautam Gambhir becoming India's head coach wasn't unexpected rather on expected lines after it became clear that the top brass of the BCCI were keen on him taking charge of the national side on the back of his stellar campaign with KKR.

With Gautam's appointment a new era of cricket has begun! Team India, set to enter a transition phase in the next three years, will do so under their youngest-ever Indian coach.

Apart from Gambhir, former India opener WV Raman was the lone candidate in the fray. And after the Cricket Advisory Committee interviewed the two, the BCCI on Tuesday revealed that Gambhir has been picked as the unanimous choice to replace Rahul Dravid, whose tenure ended with India's T20 World Cup triumph.

Unlike his predecessors, Ravi Shastri and Rahul Dravid, Gambhir is still in his early days of coaching. However, what should give him confidence is how well he managed to put together a title-winning squad at KKR in his first year as mentor.

After pressing the transition button in Tests earlier this year and with the retirement of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja in T20Is, Gambhir will have a new-look team to work with in the shortest format. And going forward, India are set to come up with a comprehensive plan to handle the transition in Tests and ODIs as well as the core group are 35 years or older.

And with more and more youngsters set to come in across all formats, Gambhir's tactical acumen is something India are banking on. Right through KKR's title-winning campaign, what stood out about the team was how prepared they were even in a format where the margin for error is minimal.

Those who worked with him at KKR say his man-management skills are second to none, which should come in handy when he is incharge of the national side.

And even on the tactical front, Gambhir is known to make bold decisions.

Before Rohit Sharma challenged MS Dhoni in the IPL, it was Gambhir who led the way, winning two titles as captain with KKR in 2012 and 2014.

Let's see how uhder Gambhir leadership India performs!