Delhi: Whatever the shortcomings may have been on the front, we cannot deny the fact that ever since Gautam Gambhir has become the coach of Team India, some such defeats are being associated with the name of Team India which were not a habit. Even the psychological advantage that every team enjoys of playing on its own pitches, Team India also lost it to some extent. Top 10 such disappointments that happened to Team India with Gautam Gambhir.

Disappointing performance of coach Gautam Gambhir

1. In 2024, when they lost 2-0 to Sri Lanka in a two-team 3-match series, they actually lost to Sri Lanka in a two-team ODI series after 27 years.
2. Lost 3-0 to New Zealand in the 3-Test series in India in 2024-25. After 47 years, lost 3 consecutive home tests.
3. In the Test played in Mumbai of this series, the target for victory was less than 200 (147) but they failed to chase it and for the first time did not win on their pitches with a target of less than 200.
4. Overall, for the first time, India suffered a home Test series whitewash (3–0) and for the first time, they lost a Test series against New Zealand on their own pitches (for the first time in 70 years).
5. Failed to qualify for the final of the World Test Championship in 2025. Played in both the previous finals.
6. In the Leeds Test on the England tour, the Indian team lost even after scoring 5 centuries and became the first team to lose a Test after scoring 5 centuries.
7. India failed to save 350+ runs for only the second time in 92 years in its Test history. Such plight of bowling became embarrassing for the team.
8. When it lost the Test match against South Africa in Kolkata in 2025, it was the first defeat suffered by this team on its own pitches after 15 years. They even lost a Test series against South Africa on their own pitches for the first time in 20 years. This meant that for the first time in two consecutive calendar years, the home Test series had to suffer a whitewash.
9. It recorded its biggest defeat (408 runs) in the Guwahati Test of this Test series. In this test, the visiting team in India had given the highest target till date (549). The situation was such that after 30 years, India did not play a single century or any home Test series without its batsmen.
10. Now for the first time there was a defeat in the home ODI series against New Zealand. Including both Tests and ODIs, India have failed to win 6 of the last 9 two-team series.

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