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Gautam Gambhir Breaks Silence on Sanju Samson Snub After Historic T20I Loss

Gautam Gambhir Breaks Silence on Sanju Samson Snub After Historic T20I Loss

India’s head coach, Gautam Gambhir, believes that India’s recent defeats reflect the transition as the T20I side rebuilds following an extended period of success. His comments follow India’s massive 125-run defeat in the 3rd T20I match against England, where they were bowled out for 76 runs. The Indian head coach has pointed out the team’s transition since becoming world champions exactly four months ago. Speaking on the defeat, Gautam Gambhir said that, “I think we just haven’t played well. You don’t become a bad team after four games. Sometimes, if the opposition plays better than you… sometimes you don’t assess the conditions better, you don’t read the conditions better. Reading the game is equally important as well. We haven’t done that since Ireland.” India suffered a lot against pace attack during the recent games, but Gautam Gambhir feels that the men in blues will stick on to high-risk, high reward cricket. India Cricket Team (image: X) “I don’t know what England is going to try and do, but we have got to keep getting better …

Munaf Patel: Show me one person who can stop Virat Kohli or Rohit Sharma; that person is Gautam Gambhir | Cricket News

Munaf Patel: Show me one person who can stop Virat Kohli or Rohit Sharma; that person is Gautam Gambhir | Cricket News

3 min readApr 15, 2026 04:56 PM IST Munaf Patel has a warning for Indian cricket. “Yaad rakh lena — agar Gautam Gambhir jaisa head coach hat gaya na, toh player ko handle karna mushkil ho jaega.” [Remember this — if a head coach like Gautam Gambhir leaves, handling the players will become very difficult.] The former India pacer said this on Bombay Sport Exchange, TOI Sports’ YouTube show. His reasoning is straightforward. At this level of Indian cricket, with Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in the dressing room, coaching is almost beside the point. Every top player has his own trainer, his own support staff, his own world. “Ye level pe kya hi coaching kar loge? Aapko manage karna hi sabse important hai.” [At this level, what coaching can you really do? Managing people is the most important thing.] And man-management at this level, Munaf argues, is not easy. “Virat Kohli ko ek cheez na karke dikha de koi banda. Rohit Sharma ko ek cheez na karke dikha de koi.” [Show me one person …

Munaf Patel: Show me one person who can stop Virat Kohli or Rohit Sharma; that person is Gautam Gambhir | Cricket News

Steve Harmison says India coach’s ‘milestone’ message was aimed at Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli

3 min readMar 10, 2026 07:25 PM IST Former England fast bowler Steve Harmison said he believed India head coach Gautam Gambhir’s remarks on milestones during the post-match press conference after India won the T20 World Cup 2026 in Ahmedabad were directed towards veterans Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. Harmison, with his usual sarcasm, said that he liked Gambhir’s dig at Rohit and Virat, and while he sometimes struggled with Gambhir as a player and a coach, he liked the shots being fired. “I enjoyed that from Gambhir. I thought it was a little dig at Rohit and Virat, talking about not being interested in milestones and only about the team winning… I like that. I sometimes struggle with Gautam. I did struggle with Gautam as a player and I did struggle with him as a coach. But I liked that little dig at Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli,” said Harmison, speaking on the talkSPORT YouTube channel. “We might have everything going in our favour, but it’s about the team. It’s about the dressing room, …

‘No need for now but nothing wrong with it’: Harbhajan Singh on split coaching for India | Cricket News

‘No need for now but nothing wrong with it’: Harbhajan Singh on split coaching for India | Cricket News

India’s rather contrasting results in white-ball and red-ball cricket since Gautam Gambhir took over as head coach has led to some suggesting that it might be time for the team to consider having different coaches for the formats. Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh, who was also a long time teammate of Gambhir with the national team, feels that there doesn’t seem to be a need for India to switch to the model for now but they should consider it if the need arises later. “It is not that easy to become a coach of India. To be a coach, you have to travel with the team for a whole year and keep yourself involved in the game. You have to be more engaged because there are multiple team selections, and you also need to focus on match results,” said Harbhajan on ANI. Harbhajan said that whether the coaching responsibilities need to be split or not might be dictated by future results. “In India, it is our tradition that if the team plays well, everyone is …

Shubman Gill meets Gambhir, Agakar tells him he’s next Test captain and No.4 in place of Virat Kohli, Pant vice captain

Shubman Gill meets Gambhir, Agakar tells him he’s next Test captain and No.4 in place of Virat Kohli, Pant vice captain

Shubman Gill has already met India head coach and chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar, where he was sounded out about the captaincy situation. The announcement is set to come on Saturday afternoon. It could well happen that Gill himself could address the press conference along with Agarkar at the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai. The selection meeting is set to take place around 12:45 pm followed by the PC, officially scheduled at 1:30 pm. India’s Virat Kohli (L) and Shubman Gill(AFP) Not all experts agree with the idea of making Gill, India’s ODI vice-captain, the next Test skipper – primarily because he is yet to realise his full batting potential – but the selectors appear convinced that Gill, India’s T20I and ODI vice-captain, is the man for the long term. Rishabh Pant is in line to be named deputy. The selectors are likely to count on Gill to step into Kohli’s position. Batting at 4 over 3 may be easier after mentally exhausting days in the field as captain, but the move would also open a …

Gautam Gambhir wanted Cheteshwar Pujara in BGT squad, was turned down by selectors

Gautam Gambhir wanted Cheteshwar Pujara in BGT squad, was turned down by selectors

With the Indian team sinking further into the quagmire after losing the 4th Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy, it has been learnt that head coach Gautam Gambhir wanted veteran batter Cheteshwar Pujara in the team only for the suggestion to be shot down by the selectors. The Indian Express’ Sriram Veera, Devendra Pandey and Venkata Krishna B reported on Wednesday that after the Melbourne loss, the India dressing room has descended into chaos with Gambhir having had enough of the recent subpar performances, delivering a brutal assessment of the players. Pujara, a player who has represented India in over 100 Tests, has been out of the national set up since the 2023 World Test Championship final at the Kia Oval where India lost to Australia. The batter could only manage 14 and 27 runs in the two innings of that match as the Aussies walked away with the trophy. However, with most of the Indian top order failing to spark to life in the ongoing series, a player like Pujara, who has 993 runs …

EXPRESS EXCLUSIVE: Gautam Gambhir cracks whip on Team India’s chaotic dressing room: ‘Bahut ho gaya’ | Cricket News

EXPRESS EXCLUSIVE: Gautam Gambhir cracks whip on Team India’s chaotic dressing room: ‘Bahut ho gaya’ | Cricket News

SHORTLY AFTER India lost seven wickets in 20.4 overs and handed the Melbourne Test to Australia, head coach Gautam Gambhir had some stern words for the entire squad in the dressing room on Monday. “Bahut ho gaya (I’ve had enough),” the former India opener is learnt to have said, not holding back in his assessment of the team. Though Gambhir didn’t take names, the gist of his speech was about how the players were doing their own thing in the name of “natural game”, instead of playing according to the situation. Gambhir, who took over as coach on July 9, is learnt to have talked about how he had let the team do what it wanted for the “last six months” but would now “decide” how they would play. In a veiled warning to players to toe the line, he is learnt to have said that going ahead, those who don’t abide by his pre-decided team strategy would be given a “thank you”. With the team trailing 1-2 in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy and qualification …

Gautam Gambhir Press Conference Highlights: 5 key takeaways as India take on Bangladesh in 1st Test | Cricket News

India’s head coach, Gautam Gambhir press conference: A day before India face off against Bangladesh in the first Test at Chennai, head coach Gautam Gambhir touched upon various aspects as the team gears up for a long season ahead. The former India batter on Wednesday talked about the batters’ recent struggle against spin, Rishabh Pant and how players like Jasprit Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin are dispelling the trend of India just being a batter-obsessed country. Here’s some of the key takeaways from the Indian coach’s press conference: Gambhir on Rishabh Pant Wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant will be making his return to the longest format against Bangladesh for the first time since his accident in December 2022 which led to him missing more than a year in cricket and coach Gambhir lauded his skills, especially behind the stumps. “We all know how destructive he can be and what he has done. Not many of his age has done it across conditions. With batting and behind the stumps he has been phenomenal. His batting overshadows his …

Ravi Shastri reveals clear-cut stand on coaching IPL team after Team India stint: ‘You never know what can…’

Dropping a major hint about his return as a head coach, former India all-rounder Ravi Shastri recalled his bitter-sweet stint with the senior men’s cricket team in his freewheeling chat with Rajasthan Royals superstar – Ravichandran Ashwin. Under Shastri’s watch, India became the first Asian team to defeat the Baggy Greens in Australia in the 2018-19 Test series. Shastri-coached Team India repeated the incredible feat by outclassing Australia in 2021. The former India cricketer coached the men’s senior team from 2017 to 2021. Shastri was recently quizzed about taking up a coaching job in the IPL(Getty Images) Shastri‘s Team India contested the final of the inaugural World Test Championship against New Zealand. India also made it to the semi-final of the 2019 World Cup. Replacing legendary cricketer Anil Kumble in 2017, Shastri was succeeded by Rahul Dravid, who was appointed the India head coach on a two-year term in 2021. After ending his seven-year association with the Indian team, Shastri returned to the commentary box for domestic cricket’s biggest extravaganza – the Indian Premier League. …