Disappointing Performance Of India Raising Questions On Guru Gambhir

• By Thetripurapost Desk, Mumbai
• Nov 04, 2024
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Unprecedented defeats in the series against Sri Lanka and New Zealand have put Gautam Gambhir under tremendous pressure barely three months after he was appointed as the head coach of the Indian team. 

Gambhir was appointed as the coach of the national team with much fanfare. Along with this, he was also included in the selection committee meeting for the Australia tour.

His initial report card with the national team clearly shows that things are not looking good for the former India opening batsman. Gambhir has also been given a lot of leeway in team selection matters and if the team's performance does not improve significantly on the Australia tour, he may not be able to play as important a role in team-related matters in the future.

Soon after Gambhir took over, India lost an ODI series to Sri Lanka for the first time in 27 years and then New Zealand whitewashed them 3-0 in a home Test on Sunday. 

India had never been whitewashed in a series of three or more matches before.
The coach can only make plans with the team but questions are being raised on him for selecting a pitch in Mumbai which is completely favorable to spinners despite knowing the weakness of Indian batsmen against spinners. 

Gambhir wants the same attitude from the players in every situation, which is difficult to understand even for those closely associated with Indian cricket

Sending pacer Mohammed Siraj as nightwatchman on the second evening of the third Test against New Zealand in Mumbai and agreeing to send Sarfraz Khan at number eight in the first innings are some of the strategic moves that are being questioned by everyone.