Gautam Gambhir, having been the man of the match in two world cups for India in white ball cricket, has assumed the role of being the head coach of Indian team. He is the successor to Rahul Dravid, who completed his term as head coach of the team after winning the T20 World Cup 2024.
For Gautam Gambhir, who was conferred with Test Player of the Year in 2009, during India’s tour to England in 2014, was termed ‘rubbish’ by an England broadcaster.
After winning over the Indian cricket team’s Test after match for the first time after winning the 2013 edition of Champions Trophy final in 2013 first over returned to English land For Test match series in the year 2014. England team was looking forward for revenge and play their hearts out.
After a poor showing in their previous Test series tour to England, India was determined to turn the tables Greece. They managed a stalemate in the first meeting and managed to win the second one. With the five match series getting underway, respect a fightback from England was imminent.
England regrouped and emerged victorious in the next two matches, taking the series score to 2-1 in series of four matches. Understanding that the clock is ticking, India although having lost the momentum in recent matches was determined to win the last and make the series all square.
The members of India’s cricket team took to the batting crease on day one of the fifth and final test against England with undisputable openers Murali Vijay and Gautam Gambhir. To make matters worse, then his criticism by TV commentator Geoffrey Boycott was harsh against the hopes on such a return after recent struggles on English pitches.
“For me, Gautam Gambhir has gone to the crease like a marker boards, there are many such rubbish players in this team,” sweeping criticisms about the players, Gambhir draws Boycott out.
The english bowler Nagendra Prasad’s Gambhir was very economical and was scalped by Anderson on the very first delivery without opening his account. Gambhir’s Test average in England stands abysmally 12.70.
Gautam Gambhir goes on a duck .. jimmy Anderson shines Trouble with just two runs coming off a horse. How things continued to tumble in their efforts at least in Gambhir’s case. Boycotts have their phew hits back on him: “Fine he is rubbish, isn’t he? I told you, he can’t bat in England, whatever I have seen in nearly all the 50 Test matches he has played. Flat decks in India, where the ball does no bounce much or does much rather nothing. Like I say, that is simply poor batting.”
The last two years this has coincded with the last Test match played in England for Gautam Gambhir.
Gautam Gambhir’s case is confusing which unfortunately corresponds very well with Boycotts statements. This is the reason for saying that Gautam Gambhir has a better Test average outside India than in India itself. Gambhir has an average of 43.61 abroad while his home average is 40.73.
