Gautam Gambhir‘s file in white ball and pink ball cricket as Indian males’s workforce coach has been a narrative of two polar opposites. Within the white ball cricket, particularly T20s, India have been a workforce to beat, Eire and England would disagree.Whereas India have misplaced T20 sequence towards Eire and England after Shreyas Iyer assumed T20I captaincy after India’s 2026 T20 World Cup triumph towards Suryakumar Yadav, there’s little denying the truth that the Males in Blue are among the many ruthless aspect within the T20 internationals. India did not lose a T20 sequence between 2024 and 2026 T20 World Cup.In ODIs too, India received the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy. Whereas they’ve misplaced some sequence right here and there, there’s not a lot to fret about for India within the format.The worst for India below Gambhir’s teaching has come within the Exams. Within the six Take a look at sequence that India have performed since Gambhir took cost as head coach (one-off Take a look at towards Afghanistan not included), they’ve received simply two – towards Bangladesh and West Indies at residence.India misplaced 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia 3-1 and drew the sequence in England in 2025 2-2. Nonetheless, the worst half is that India have misplaced two residence sequence, that too they’ve been clear swept, towards New Zealand (3-0) in 2024, and South Africa (2-0) in 2025.
Total, India have received seven Exams and misplaced ten and drew two out of 19 Exams since Gambhir has change into the top coach (not together with one-off Afghanistan Take a look at)
Gautam Gambhir’s file in Exams as India coach
| Matches performed | Win | Loss | Draw |
| 19 | 7 | 10 | 2 |
India are scheduled to play Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka within the two-match sequence beginning later this month (Aug 15), after which they are going to journey to New Zealand for the two-match sequence earlier than internet hosting Australia for the all vital Border-Gavaskar sequence in the beginning of 2027 for the five-match Take a look at sequence.With 48.15% of factors, India are at fifth place within the World Take a look at Championship (WTC 2025-27) factors desk, and it’s extremely possible that they won’t make it to the WTC remaining for the second cycle in a row.With such an terrible file in Exams below Gambhir, there have been talks in regards to the cut up teaching beforehand, separate coaches for white ball and pink ball cricket. Nonetheless, speaking to TimesofIndia.com, former India leg-spinner Amit Mishra backed Gambhir for the function and prompt that gamers ought to take “extra accountability”.“It is powerful for the coach. I believe gamers have to take extra accountability. One coach for all format has been the norm for years. You must give time to any coach. In Take a look at matches, we have now new gamers with much less expertise. It takes time for coaches and gamers to develop,” Mishra stated in an unique interview with TimesofIndia.com.“It took 1-1.5 years for Rahul Dravid to determine himself. Then efficiency improved. Gamers have to take accountability, perceive the wicket’s conduct. You might be chosen from 140-145 crore individuals, you need to adapt in keeping with the wicket and state of affairs. That is why you are enjoying on the prime. I do not suppose any blame must be given to the coach.”“Give him (Gambhir) time in red-ball. He wants to clarify to new gamers (within the squad). A coach’s job is to work on psychological facets, abilities, however gamers must play. In our time, gamers did it. You must take stress, perceive. You must spend time, change in keeping with the state of affairs, participant, bowler, wicket. Gamers have to take extra accountability. A coach’s job is to information, plan, however gamers must execute,” Mishra added.It isn’t simply the general win-loss file, however Indian workforce’s techniques since Gambhir has assumed the function of head coach have additionally been below scrutiny. India haven’t sticked to a settled batting order, particularly quantity three, with Karun Nair, Sai Sudharsan, Devdutt Padikkal, and even Washington Sundar.Nonetheless, Mishra believed that Gambhir and workforce administration must be given some extra time to show themselves. “We do not see it right here, however they spend time with them (within the nets), and see who’s batting effectively and who is not. They’ve that in thoughts. We solely see the modifications. In line with the wicket, state of affairs, possibly Sundar was becoming, in order that they put him there (at quantity three in South Africa sequence). They see who bats effectively, bowls effectively. They’re looking for the perfect mixture for 11 in Exams. Give them time.”
