Gautam Gambhir: The Men in Blue lost by five wickets in the first Test at Leeds.
Former India cricketer Aakash Chopra says that the pressure is mounting on Indian team head coach Gautam Gambhir, especially after losing the first Test against England at Leeds. Aakash Chopra told that Team India has lost the maximum number of Test matches during Gambhir’s tenure.
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Let us tell you that the Men in Blue lost by five wickets in the first Test at Headingley, Leeds. Earlier, India lost 1-3 against Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25, while they were whitewashed 0-3 in the home Test series against New Zealand. These two previous Tests show the disappointing performance of Team India in the series.
Gautam Gambhir: We are only losing, not winning – Aakash Chopra
Aakash Chopra said in a video shared on his YouTube channel, everyone will be asked questions. This is the principle of Indian cricket. If things go well, everyone gets credit, but when things go wrong, criticism is absolutely natural. I will still be more patient with Gill, because he has just become the captain. So it will take time for him to understand things.
But he further said, however, the pressure is increasing on Gautam Gambhir. If you look at his performance in red ball cricket, you will find that he has won very few matches. He won two matches against Bangladesh, lost one against Australia, three against New Zealand, then lost three against Australia and then lost one match against England. So we are only losing, not winning.
The former cricketer admitted that the Indian team led by Gautam Gambhir has performed well in white ball cricket, but the performance in Test cricket has been very poor. He said that reaching the ongoing Test series against England is at stake. He stressed that a result is needed, as the selectors have selected all the players demanded by the team management.
