Team India is facing a major crisis these days, where the head coach Gautam Gambhir’s chair has now been shaken.
Actually, Team India’s performance in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy has been very poor. After the win in Perth, the team lost the match in Adelaide.
The match at the Gabba ended in a draw and the team suffered a humiliating defeat of 184 runs in Melbourne. The team is trailing 2-1 under the coaching of Gautam Gambhir.
Meanwhile, a senior BCCI official has made it clear that Gautam Gambhir may have to step down from his post if the team’s performance does not improve.
Dressing room in disarray, senior players express displeasure
All is not well in the Indian cricket team at the moment. Many senior players are unhappy with Gautam Gambhir’s coaching style. There was a time when the team environment was completely different under the coaching of Ravi Shastri and Rahul Dravid.
The players were able to speak freely. But that’s no longer the case. Captain Rohit Sharma is also not able to support like before. The junior players don’t understand why they are being left out of the team.
Gautam Gambhir’s biggest problem is that he is not getting the support of the big players of the team. Even legends like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are not happy with his coaching style. Questions are also being raised on his decision to include newcomers like Harshit Rana and Nitish Reddy in the team.
Gautam Gambhir was our second choice, says BCCI
“Gautam Gambhir was never our first choice. We wanted VVS Laxman to coach the team. There were also many foreign coaches who wanted to work in just one format. We had to pick Gautam Gambhir out of compulsion.”
“There is still one Test match left in Sydney and then the Champions Trophy is also coming up. If the performance of the team does not improve, then Gautam Gambhir’s chair can go.”
The special thing is that young players like Shubman Gill are also upset with Gautam Gambhir’s coaching style. Gill was dropped from the team before the Melbourne Test, which caused a lot of controversy.
With Gautam Gambhir’s constant changes in the playing XI, many players are feeling insecure.
It remains to be seen how the team performs in the Sydney Test. If the team loses, then a big question can be raised on Gautam Gambhir’s coaching.
The BCCI is already unhappy and is not getting along with the players anymore. In such a situation, it seems difficult to save Gautam Gambhir’s chair.
