India head coach Gautam Gambhir is flying back home due to a 'personal reason' after the team's victory against Australia in Perth.

Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir has flown back home from Australia due to a ‘personal emergency.’ However, Gambhir will re-join the team in Australia ahead of the pink-ball Test that starts on December 6.

India head coach Gautam Gambhir, who is just three months into the role, will fly back to India for personal reasons but has told the management that he will return back in time for the second Test, which will begin on December 6 in Adelaide.

The Delhi-based Gambhir will skip India's two-day pink ball warm-up game against Prime Minister's in Canberra starting November 30.

Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir will return home from Australia on Tuesday, November 26, in the middle of the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy due to personal reasons, according to multiple reports.

Gautam Gambhir, India's head coach, has flown back to India due to a personal emergency, missing the team's warm-up match against Prime Minister's XI. The absence might affect preparations for the day-night Test against Australia.

The Indian team will leave for Canberra on Wednesday, where it is expected to attend an official reception by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

India coach Gautam Gambhir has left for Delhi due to a family emergency. He will return ahead of the second Test at Adelaide from December 6.

According to The Indian Express, Gambhir spoke to the BCCI about his travel plans and the board gave a nod to his request. "Gambhir has informed us that he will be traveling back home and will join the team before the start of the second Test," a source was quoted by the paper. The exact reason behind this sudden exit is still unknown.

India head coach Gautam Gambhir leaves Perth citing a family emergency. Expected back before the Adelaide pink-ball Test. More Border-Gavaskar Trophy details inside.