Rahul dravid vs gautam gambhir as head coach: The Indian cricket team lost the first Test on the England tour, while in both innings, 5 centuries were scored by Indian batsmen. For the first time in history, 5 centuries came in an Indian innings in a Test, and this was also the first time that the team that did so lost. This was the first Test of Shubman Gill as captain, but this was Gautam Gambhir’s 11th Test as head coach. Before him, Rahul Dravid was the head coach of the team, if we look at the record of his initial 11 Tests, there is a lot of difference.

After Gautam Gambhir became the head coach, the Indian cricket team lost at home against New Zealand. After this shameful defeat, Team India lost against Australia and now a poor start against England. Let us tell you about the initial 11 Test matches of Rahul Dravid with Gambhir.

Statistics of 11 matches initiated as Rahul Dravid’s coach

In the coaching of Rahul Dravid, the Indian cricket team won 7 out of the initial 11 Tests. Team India lost in 3 and ended at 1 match draw. While Dravid, the Indian team performed brilliantly at the home ground. Dominated against New Zealand and Sri Lanka cricket team.

However, even though he was there, Team India had to face difficulty. In South Africa, India started well by winning the first Test but lost the next 2 Tests and lost the series. Apart from this, India had to face defeat in a reschedule test against England. India won both Tests against Bangladesh in 2022. Overall, the performance of Team India in these 11 matches while Rahul Dravid’s coach was excellent.

Gautam Gambhir’s coach is the start of 11 matches

Gautam Gambhir was appointed head coach of Team India on 9 July 2024. His first Test series as a coach was against Bangladesh, in which Gambhir started well by winning both matches. But after this, his record deteriorated due to continuous defeat. New Zealand made India a clean sweep in India for the first time in history. India lost in all three Tests, followed by a win in the border Gavaskar Tropi against Australia but lost 3 matches and lost the series 3–1. Now the first Test against England also lost.

India played 11 Tests in Gambhir’s coaching, out of which 7 matches were defeated and won 3. A match ended at the draw.