3 unwanted records for India under coach Gautam Gambhir
Pavan Naidu
In one of Gambhir's first series as head coach, India experienced a shocking ODI series loss to Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka triumphed over the Men in Blue in the three-match ODI series, marking India’s first ODI series defeat to Sri Lanka in 27 years.
India’s first ODI series defeat to Sri Lanka in 27 years
The Rohit Sharma-led India faced a humiliating 0-3 defeat by New Zealand at home.
The Black Caps beat the hosts by 25 runs on Day 3 of the 3rd Test at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday.
The team coached by Gautam Gambhir was favoured to win the series and seemed poised to maintain its stronghold at home. However, New Zealand executed a surprising upset by achieving the unexpected.
Here are three unwanted records for India set under head coach Gautam Gambhir’s tenure.
New Zealand made history in Mumbai on Sunday as the Tom Latham-led side became the first to achieve a 3-0 whitewash against India in a Test series on Indian soil. This was India’s first home Test series clean-sweep loss in over 24 years.
India suffered a whitewash at home after 24 years
New Zealand handed India its first home Test series defeat in 12 years, winning by 113 runs on Day 3 of the series’ second match at the MCA Stadium in Pune.