Team India is in deep trouble in the Test series against South Africa. The Indian team is stuck in a very difficult situation in the second Test being played at Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati. Chasing the huge target of 549 runs, India had a very poor start. By the time the score reached only 27 runs, both the openers KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal were out and returned to the pavilion. Team India, which has already lost the first match, now seems to be stuck in this match too, and this defeat will bring them to the shameful position of a clean sweep of 2-0.
Kohli’s indirect attack on Gambhir?
Indian captain Virat Kohli’s elder brother, Vikas Kohli, also looked extremely disappointed with the team’s declining Test performance. He wrote in a post on threads, “There was a time when we used to go to foreign soil with the intention of winning. Now we are just playing to save the match… that too at home. This is what happens when you try to be the boss and unnecessarily change things that were already fine.”
Vikas later deleted this post, but its screenshot went viral on the internet. People are seeing this as a direct taunt on the coaching style of Gautam Gambhir.
Decline in Test performance during Gautam Gambhir’s era
After Gambhir became the head coach, the performance of the Indian Test team is continuously declining. India in the last one year,
-Lost series 3-0 at home against New Zealand
-Lost test series in Australia after 10 years
-Now the series against South Africa is on the verge of clean sweep.
Such a big team, which was once considered the king of Test cricket, is now seen constantly trying to save the match.
Big changes in the team, big players retire
After Gambhir became the coach, the Indian team has also suffered a big shock. Three legends Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and R. Ashwin has retired from international cricket. With this, there have been major changes in the batting line-up of the team. Instead of batsmen and specialist bowlers, more all-rounders are being given place in the team. The result is that the team balance got disturbed and India has lost four test matches even on home pitches.

