Can't retrieve new value from GridView template field - c#

I am having trouble retrieving the new value that is entered in a textbox template field in my GridView.
Here is my markup:
<asp:TemplateField HeaderText="username" SortExpression="username">
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:Label ID="Label2" runat="server" Text='<%# Bind("username") %>'></asp:Label>
</ItemTemplate>
<EditItemTemplate>
<asp:TextBox ID="txtUserName" runat="server" Text='<%# Bind("username") %>'></asp:TextBox>
</EditItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateField>
And here is how I'm trying to retrieve the new value, inside the RowCommand event handler of my GridView:
string userName = ((TextBox)grdUserList.Rows[rowIndex].FindControl("txtUserName")).Text;
I get the old value instead of the newly typed value when I execute this code.
Does anyone know what I am missing? Thanks in advance.

I just found out the solution for my problem. I searched and found out that the GridView is being refreshed before the retrieving process begins because I was rebinding the GridView on the Page_Load method. I fixed the problem by not rebinding the gridview when it is a post back (or at least not before I have made the changes) using the IsPostback method. Thanks for everyone's reply :)

You are retrieving new value in wrong GridView event. You have to add OnRowUpdating="grdUserList_RowUpdating" event in your GridView control and then retrieve new TextBox value.
OnRowUpdating event in code-behind:
protected void grdUserList_RowUpdating(object sender, GridViewUpdateEventArgs e)
{
string userName = ((TextBox)grdUserList.Rows[e.RowIndex].FindControl("txtUserName")).Text;
// Write your update query and logic over here.
}
You can take a reference from here for additional knowledge.
Please let me know if you have any questions.

use this code in gridview
<Columns>
<asp:TemplateField HeaderText="SrNo">
<EditItemTemplate>
<asp:TextBox ID="txtsrno" runat="server" Text='<%#Eval("SrNo") %>'>
</asp:TextBox>
</EditItemTemplate>
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:Label ID="lblsrno" runat="server" Text='<%#Eval("SrNo") %>'>
</asp:Label>
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateField>
</Columns>

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I need to change the content of the Name cell to a link, like so:
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Make your gridView to use template items instead of simple grivdiew column.
<asp:TemplateField HeaderText="FirstName" SortExpression="FirstName">
<EditItemTemplate>
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</EditItemTemplate>
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</asp:Label>
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateField>
You can find a nice intro Here
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