Gautam Gambhir is not having a great time with team India. Team India, under coach Gautam Gambhir, failed to impress against Sri Lanka. The island nation defeated India. India lost an ODI series to Sri Lanka for the first time in 27 years. Now, Gautam Gambhir-coached team India has suffered a 0-3 Test series loss against the visitor New Zealand. A huge setback for team India in the history of world cricket. Rohit Sharma-led team whitewashed just before the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, which is set to play from November 22 at Perth.
Tough time for Gautam Gambhir
BCCI appoints Gambhir as head coach with hopes. Team India, champion of the ICC T20i World Cup, needs to bounce back from the setback caused by the Blackcaps. It is not unknown to the cricket fans that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has been by Gautam Gambhir’s side since the beginning. Now He needs to prove himself as the head coach of the national team.
BCCI source said about Gautam
According to media reports, BCCI even allowed Gambhir to attend team selection committee meetings. A national team coach attending BCCI’s team selection committee meeting is not natural in Indian cricket. A BCCI source said to the media, “Gautam Gambhir was given a right that his predecessors Ravi Shastri and Rahul Dravid did not have. BCCI rules do not allow the coach to be a part of the selection committee meetings, but there was an exception for the selection meeting of the Australia tour.” He further said, “Given the importance of the tour, the head coach was allowed to attend it.”
Must win series for India against Australia
It is very clear that BCCI now has the Border Gavaskar Trophy. India slipped from the Number 1 spot of the World Test Championship points table (WTC points table) to number 2 for a 0-3 defeat against New Zealand. India reached the WTC final two times but did not succeed in grabbing the trophy. To cement their position in the WTC 2025 final match, the team will have to win the BGT against Australia by a big margin.