While the majority of the fans focused on how India humiliated Pakistan even after winning the game, some of them had their focus on Gautam Gambhir. After India had won the final match, the coach was spotted talking with his family on the ground. To this,
by saying that he is serious even to his family.
But there were a few fans who noticed something else. Gautam Gambhir brought down the family rule for the Indian team. This rule restricted the travelling of families, not for the whole tour, but just for a few games. Fans have now also claimed that it seems this rule is not applicable to the coach, Gautam Gambhir.
1. Gambhir Launches New Family Policy in Team India
The Indian team had a poor performance in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024/25. This was followed by a whitewash, which the team suffered against New Zealand at home. With two consecutive series losses, Gautam Gambhir decided to bring
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Gautam Gambhir, instead of working on the team’s flaws, decided to work on the family rule. He worked with the BCCI officials, and soon the new rules for partners and wives travelling with the team or players were changed. The new rule made BCCI prohibit personal travelling by any player across the series or tournament.
Along with that, it also brought down some restrictions on
. This rule said that the wives of the players will not be allowed to stay for the entire tour. It shocked the cricketing fans too, as they grew up watching Sakshi supporting Rohit and Anushka supporting Kohli in all the games.
There was yet another thing included in the rule, which said that players would only be allowed to travel in the team buses. It also eliminated the need for personal staff, manager, or cook, putting up more restrictions on the Indian fans. Famous cricket analyst, Aakash Chopra, also thought that this rule doesn’t have any direct relation to the player performances.
2. Family Rule Launched by Gambhir, Yet He’s Excluded
Taking a look at the rules made by Gautam Gambhir, fans thought that he would also be the one to strictly follow the same. But the visuals of the Asia Cup final between India and Pakistan shocked everyone. After the game,
He surely had a serious face even while talking to his wife on a good occasion. But fans decided to question the family rule, which was launched by him ahead of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Not only his wife, but Gautam Gambhir’s kids were also spotted on the ground after India had won the final match.
As of now, it remains unclear whether they stayed with the team for the entire tour. But if it had happened, it would have made Gautam Gambhir the first one to break the rules which he had set on his own.