Gautam Gambhir’s visit as the head coach of the India National Cricket Team is fully prepared to complete one year on July 9, but the honeymoon phase seems long.
After India’s winning ICC T20 World Cup 2024 campaign, Rahul Dravid was replaced by Akash-high, especially with Gautam Gambhir for the fresh-off-guiding Kolkata Knight Riders for the IPL 2024 title.
Gautam Gambhir under fire for India’s test crisis after Headingly Test Loss
Although Gambhir fulfilled expectations in white-ball cricket, by winning almost every series by winning the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 earlier this year, but the results in Test cricket have portrayed a disturbing picture.
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Under Gambhir’s leadership, India has played 11 Test matches, but has managed to win one against Australia in just three -two and Perth against a struggling Bangladesh.
Now, India is already below 1-0 after a disappointing five-wicket defeat in the first Test in the first Test in the first five-match Test series against England, putting Gamhir under immense pressure to distribute it to the red-goal format of the game.
Gautam Gambhir: Calling BCCI is ahead of time
Despite the low number of numbers, Gambhir is not facing any immediate threat. It is being said that the Indian head coach has full support of selectors and BCCI for the management of the test team in this transition phase.
The source said that both Australia and England have faced a tough patches during the transition stages, so they called for patience during this challenging time.
An BCCI official was told by Insidesport: “Currently, Gambhir is doing a good job with a young team. In the infection, you do not always get the desired results. Both Australia and England struggled during their transition.
“So, calling Gambhir is ahead of time. We still have four Test matches in England, and we hope we can rotate things. Also, we will see. He (Gambhir) has full faith in the board.”
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Gautam Gambhir excavates Kapil Sharma in his show
Meanwhile, the latest promo of Great Indian Kapil show season 3 is making rounds on social media. The upcoming episode is ready to be a fun-filled cricket, which features Gautam Gambhir with Rishabh Pant, Abhishek Sharma and Yuzvendra Chahal.
Host Kapil Sharma promises a lot of laughter as he welcomes cricketers on his couch. In the promo, Kapil jokingly asked about the mood inside the Indian dressing room, saying, “How is the scene of the dressing room? Is Gautam Bhai serious with you all?”
Rishabh Pant said with a laugh, “When there are ups and downs in a match, we are all stressful. There is nothing big in it.” But Gambhir sets back on fire with a cheerful reaction: “This is when your show does not do well, how are you going to react?”
To which a mock-upset Kapil replied, “All Batein is to be put on me?” Later, Gambhir opened his intense personality on the field. He said, “People often say that I fight on the field. But for whom I am fighting? It is never for myself – it’s for my country.”
