India head coach Gautam Gambhir has found himself under intense scrutiny following India's 2-1 series defeat against New Zealand in the recently concluded three-match ODI series. While under Gambhir's leadership India have enjoyed success, winning the Champions Trophy and Asia Cup; there have also been dull results under his tenure. In the latest setback that came on Sunday, India suffered their first-ever ODI series defeat at home against New Zealand. Speaking on India's defeat, former Indian cricketer Robin Uthappa, who shared a long professional association with Gambhir during their time at Kolkata Knight Riders, rekindled the idea of split coaching.

"There are multiple ways to slice a cake. I am very open to having multiple coaches for different formats," Uthappa said on his YouTube channel.

"India plays a lot of cricket. You feel like the mind also becomes stale when you move from one format to another. Sometimes you are so consumed. You can't really prepare for another format when you are dealing with one at a certain point in time. So you want to have that freshness of mindset and energy as well. From that perspective, I feel it (split-coaching) should work," Uthappa added.

Highlighting the challenges of the split-coaching model, Uthappa stated that working in cohesion is really crucial under this formula.

"It is not an easy call to take. You need them to work in tandem and together. If they are all working against each other, then everyone suffers. To work in cohesion becomes important."

"Communication lines being open at all times, knowing when someone is going to take the lead and someone taking the backseat, knowing the importance of that. It is possible but it needs to come from a place of building something big," he said.

Uthappa further suggested, "If you can have scouts and have them reporting to a Director of Cricket, then the director and coaches are the ones who make the final decision, along with the administrators. I think that is the most productive and constructive way to build teams from here on."