Jan 2, 2025 07:26 IST First published on: Jan 2, 2025 at 07:26 IST Share India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir was understandably angered by his team’s Melbourne Meltdown and gave the players a mouthful. He warned them of repercussions — if they don’t perform, he would not hesitate from taking extreme measures, irrespective of reputation or other indications of promise. Even the calmest are not immune to a flare of temper in stormy times. The legendary Manchester United coach Alex Ferguson once accidentally kicked a boot in the direction of his team’s star, David Beckham. Liverpool’s ex-manager Gérard Houllier gave a dressing down so severe that he was taken to hospital with a suspected heart attack. But there is more to the story of a coach cracking the whip after a loss. This Indian team is wading through a classic transitional tumult. The old hands Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja are fading; R Ashwin has retired in the middle of the series, Mohammed Shami is injury-riddled, the new wave of Nitish Kumar Reddy, …