Team India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir is under tremendous pressure due to the ongoing failures in Test cricket. Defeats against Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa, a draw with England, and a win against only the West Indies have raised numerous questions about his coaching tenure. Now, former India coach Ravi Shastri has openly expressed his opinion on this issue, and his comments have further heated up the situation.
Ravi Shastri made sharp comments on Gautam Gambhir
When Shastri was asked about Gambhir’s performance in a podcast interview, instead of offering any kind of defense, he bluntly stated, “I’m not protecting him. The coach also bears 100 percent responsibility. If this had happened during my time, I would have been the first to take responsibility. After that, I wouldn’t have spared the players in team meetings.” His statement is important because the performance of the batsmen has emerged as the biggest problem in India’s recent Test defeat.
Shastri furious over Test defeat against South Africa
Shastri also expressed his anger and harsh comments on India’s surprising batting performance in the Guwahati Test. India collapsed from 100/1 to 130/7 there, a collapse that led to the loss. Shastri said, “This team isn’t so bad that such a sudden decline would occur. The players must understand their responsibility. These are the same batsmen who have been playing spin since childhood, so why this problem?”
His statement made it clear that the issue is not just about coaching, but also about the mentality and shot selection of the players.
Amidst Ravi Shastri’s statement, news came that BCCI has called an important meeting in which he will be present. This meeting is being considered very important due to the continuously declining performance of the Test team and the questions being raised on some decisions of the team management.