Gautam Gambhir’s no relative of mine: Ashwin explodes at critics, blames players for ‘lacking enough responsibility’

Gautam Gambhir faced criticism from experts after India’s 0-2 Test series loss to South Africa in Guwahati on Wednesday. However, former India cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin, who was part of Gambhir’s…

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Gambhir ‘doesn’t give excuses’ but lists factors behind South Africa loss: Transition, inexperience, tight schedule

India head coach Gautam Gambhir’s fiery press conference at the Barsapara Stadium on Wednesday, after the team’s humiliating 0-2 loss to South Africa, was a bundle of contradictions. He repeatedly…

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Post Kohli, Rohit, Ashwin India have the players to cope but South Africa expose broken blueprint

'ndia’s 408-run thrashing in Guwahati isn’t just another bad day at the office - it feels like the first full-blown stress test of Indian Test cricket after Virat Kohli, Rohit…

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Gambhir-Agarkar’s selection ripped apart after India’s humiliating defeat: ‘Test cricket is a game of specialists’

India’s 408-run implosion in Guwahati has triggered the usual noise about intent, technique, and temperament. But Parthiv Patel went straight for the jugular on Star Sports - not the player’s…

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So many all-rounders, so much chaos: Kumble, Prasad unleash on Gautam Gambhir’s ‘absolute brain-fade obsession’

Former cricketers Anil Kumble and Venkatesh Prasad slammed India head coach Gautam Gambhir after the team’s humiliating 0-2 whitewash by South Africa on Wednesday, criticising the muddled approach, lack of…

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‘What’s happened to India?’ Abysmal slump in Tests, crumbling home fortress leave renowned former cricketers worried

For more than a decade, India’s home Test record felt like cricket’s biggest guarantee. Teams arrive knowing they would be ground down by spin, crowds, and pressure. On Tuesday in…

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Gautam Gambhir is India’s worst Test coach in 25 years; even Greg Chappell had better record

For years, Greg Chappell’s name has been shorthand for chaos in Indian cricket. Now, after another defeat in Guwahati, Gautam Gambhir’s red-ball record has gone to a place even Chappell…

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