What unwanted records were created during Gambhir’s rule? (PC-GETTY IMAGES)
After Gautam Gambhir became the head coach, the Indian cricket team won the Asia Cup, the Champions Trophy and also won the T20 World Cup. But during his tenure, Team India has also faced some such failures which are now becoming difficult to digest. Seeing the defeat in the T20 series in Ireland and now the worse situation in England, people are cursing not only Team India but also Gautam Gambhir. BCCI Secretary has even said that he will hold a meeting with the coach, captain and selectors on this performance. It is not known at the moment when this meeting will take place, but let us tell you how much Team India has struggled after Gautam Gambhir became the head coach. How Team India has suffered 43 shocks during Gautam Gambhir’s tenure.
15 shocks for the first time after Gambhir became the head coach
Gautam Gambhir During his tenure of 2 years, Team India has made 15 such unwanted records which were seen for the first time in the history of Indian cricket.
- India lost an international match for the first time in Bristol
- India lost ODI series to New Zealand at home for the first time
- India lost an ODI match for the first time in Indore
- India lost the ODI series decider to New Zealand for the first time.
- India lost an international match to Ireland for the first time
- For the first time in two consecutive calendar years, India was swept in a Test series played at home.
- South Africa chased the target of 300 plus against India for the first time
- India failed to chase the target of less than 200 runs in a home test for the first time
- India became a victim of whitewash in a home Test series for the first time.
- India collapsed for less than fifty runs at home for the first time
- India lost a test series to New Zealand at home for the first time
- India lost 30 wickets for the first time in a 3-match ODI series.
- India could not reach the final of the World Test Championship for the first time
- For the first time a team lost in a Test match despite scoring five centuries (Leeds Test)
- India suffered its biggest defeat of 125 runs in T20 International for the first time.
These were also shocks during Gautam Gambhir’s tenure.
- India lost ODI series to Sri Lanka after 27 years
- India could not win a single ODI in the calendar year after 45 years
- After 36 years, India lost a test match to New Zealand at home.
- India lost test match in Chinnaswamy after 19 years
- India lost test series at home after 12 years
- After 12 years, India lost two consecutive tests at home.
- India lost the test match at Wankhede after 12 years
- After 47 years, India lost three consecutive test matches at home.
- India lost the test match in Melbourne after 13 years
- After 10 years, India lost two consecutive test series
- India lost Border Gavaskar Trophy after 10 years
- After 12 years, Australia lost in three matches in the Test series.
- For only the second time in 92 years, India could not defend a target of more than 350.
- Only for the second time India could not chase the target of less than 200 runs.
- After 11 years, India spent more than 600 runs
- India lost ODI match in Adelaide after 17 years
- India lost test to South Africa at home after 15 years
- India lost an international match at Eden Gardens after 8 years
- Team India could not even achieve the target of 124 runs at home.
- India lost home test series to South Africa after 25 years
- India suffered its biggest defeat in terms of runs in Tests. The team lost by 408 runs
- India got the highest target of 549 runs in test.
- After 30 years, no Indian batsman could score a century in the home test series.
- South Africa achieved the target of 359 runs against India
- New Zealand achieved the highest target of 285 runs against India
- India made its second lowest T20 score. 76 runs against England.
- India lost T20 series to England after 12 years
- After 7 years, India lost two consecutive T20 series
