‘Criticism ought to be based mostly on details’: India gamers rally behind under-fire Gautam Gambhir | Cricket Information – Instances of India

NEW DELHI: India cricketers Harshit Rana and Nitish Rana on Thursday rallied behind head coach Gautam Gambhir amidst criticism surrounding the workforce’s current efficiency within the just lately concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Australia defeated India 3-1 for his or her first sequence win in 10 years.
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The loss sparked criticism from followers and former cricketers alike, concentrating on each the gamers and the administration. Gambhir has been notably underneath fireplace because of India’s struggles within the Check format with the workforce securing a solitary win of their final eight matches.
Former India cricketer Manoj Tiwary additionally just lately slammed Gambhir, calling him a ‘hypocrite’.
Nitish and Harshit, who performed underneath the mentorship of Gambhir at Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) got here out in his assist, emphasizing on the truth that criticism ought to be based mostly on details slightly than private biases.

Gambhir’s teaching tenure commenced with India’s tour of Sri Lanka the place the facet demonstrated dominance within the T20I format, profitable the sequence 2-0. Nevertheless, within the following ODI sequence the workforce suffered a 0-2 defeat — their first bilateral ODI sequence loss to Lanka in 27 years.
Following the Lanka tour, India hosted Bangladesh for a sequence comprising two Assessments and three T20Is. India delivered a flawless efficiency towards the Bangla Tigers, clear sweeping each sequence.

New Zealand then toured India for a three-Check sequence, which they received 3-0, gorgeous the Indian workforce.
After the stunning whitewash India aimed to defend the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia. India received the sequence opener in Perth however then misplaced all the opposite Assessments, barring the drawn Brisbane Check, to lose the sequence 1-3.