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Under the tenure of Gautam Gambhir as head coach, India has lost five of the last seven home Tests and 10 of the 19 matches played so far. When Gautam Gambhir appeared at the press conference after the 408-run defeat in the Guwahati Test, he was asked whether he was still the best choice for the team. Gambhir replied that the BCCI would decide. “When I took over, I said, ‘Indian cricket is important, not me.’ I still stand by that.”
Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir
New Delhi: Indian team head coach Gautam Gambhir appeared calm while facing sharp questions from the media in Guwahati after the 0-2 defeat at the hands of South Africa. India lost the second and final Test on November 26 by 408 runs, resulting in a clean sweep in the two-match series.
Following India's defeat, pressure on coach Gambhir is mounting, as he has become the first Indian coach to suffer two consecutive whitewashes in home Tests. In his first year as coach, India lost 0-3 to New Zealand and now 0-2 to South Africa. When Gambhir appeared at a press conference, he broke his silence after being continuously trolled and said that the BCCI will decide on his future.
Gautam Gambhir openly took responsibility for India's defeat
In fact, under the tenure of Gautam Gambhir as head coach, India has lost five of the last seven home Tests and 10 of the 19 matches played so far. When Gautam Gambhir appeared at the press conference after the 408-run defeat in the Guwahati Test, he was asked whether he was still the best choice for the team. Gambhir replied that the BCCI would decide. "When I took over, I said, 'Indian cricket is important, not me.' I still stand by that."
Gambhir also expressed displeasure over the criticism and took a dig at the media, saying they only focus on defeats and ignore achievements.
He said, "People forget that I was the one who delivered results with a young team in England. You all forget quickly. You mention New Zealand, but don't forget that India won the Champions Trophy and the Asia Cup under my coaching." This team is new, inexperienced, and I've said before that it will take time for them to learn, but they're putting in their best efforts.
The 'scary' record of Gautam Gambhir's tenure
Last year, for the first time in history, India lost a Test series without winning a single match when New Zealand completed a 3-0 clean sweep. Following this, there were calls for Gambhir's removal as coach after losing the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 1-3 in Australia, but the team underwent significant changes since then. R. Ashwin retired mid-series, and Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma retired from Test cricket.
