5 unwanted records made by team india in gautam gambhir coaching: 5 shameful records made by team india in gautam gambhir’s coaching

New Delhi. Under the coaching of Gautam Gambhir, India has achieved good success in limited overs tournaments but in Test cricket, Team India has failed to repeat the performance of white ball cricket. After continuous poor results in Tests, the problems of Indian team head coach Gautam Gambhir are increasing. After Rahul Dravid stepped down as coach in July 2024, Gambhir has led India to big wins in the 2025 Champions Trophy and 2025 Asia Cup. However, meanwhile, India’s performance in the bilateral Test series has been worrying, due to which many unwanted records have been created. India has made five shameful records during Gambhir’s coaching tenure.

India suffered a shocking defeat in the home Test series against New Zealand in Pune, which was Team India’s first defeat on home soil in 12 years. The Indian team, captained by Rohit Sharma, could not give any special competition in the test series against the visiting New Zealand team. The New Zealand team led by Tom Latham had created history by winning its first Test series in India since 1955. India lost the first Test in Bengaluru by eight wickets while in the second Test played in Pune it lost by 133 runs. After this, they lost the last match of the series in Mumbai by 25 runs. Before this defeat under Gambhir coaching, India had performed brilliantly at home and won 18 consecutive Test series. New Zealand registered a historic achievement by defeating India 3-0 in the Test series. India had a clean sweep at home after 24 years.

Border Gavaskar trophy lost in Australia
India also lost the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. Australia defeated India 3-1 in the five-match series. India’s 10 years of dominance ended with this defeat. Under Gambhir’s coaching, India lost six out of 10 Tests during the season and failed to win a single ODI series against Sri Lanka. BGT’s defeat has further increased concerns over India’s declining performance in Tests. India has played 8 Tests at home under the coaching of Gautam Gambhir, in which it has lost 4.

For the first time India did not reach the WTC final
This was the first time in the history of the World Test Championship that India could not reach the final. Team India was out of the race for the WTC 2023-25 ​​final. Before this, India had played the last two finals (2019-21 and 2021-23). But last time, consistent poor performance derailed his campaign. A 0-3 defeat at home to New Zealand and 1-3 defeat away to Australia kept India away from the third consecutive WTC final.

India became the only team to suffer such defeat in the 21st century
India’s troubles did not end here. India has lost by 30 runs in the first test of the series against South Africa at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Team India could not chase the small target of 124 runs. This was India’s first home Test defeat against South Africa in 15 years. Under Gambhir’s coaching, India failed to chase a target of less than 150 runs at home for the second time. It became the only team to suffer such a defeat in the 21st century.