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Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar reviewed Gautam Gambhir's stint as head coach after Rohit Sharma & Co. lost a three-Test match series against New Zealand. New Zealand achieved a 3-0 whitewash over India, marking the first time India has experienced a home Test whitewash since South Africa's 2-0 win in the 1999-2000 season. This series is also notable as it is the first occasion India has been swept 0-3 in a home series.
In the exclusive conversation with India today, Gavaskar said that the results will speak for themselves by giving the example of Gambhir's first assignment as head coach where Sri Lanka defeated India in an ODI series.
"The results speak for themselves. Even in Sri Lanka, India lost an ODI series after a long time. And now here, it's a loss, it's a terrible loss. So, I think the results speak for themselves," said Gavaskar.
Gambhir was appointed as Rahul Dravid's successor as India's head coach. Dravid's tenure with India ended with T20 World Cup 2024 win and Gambhir joined the India squad for the Sri Lanka tour where the Suryakumar Yadav-led T20 side won the series and Rohit Sharma-led side lost the ODI series. The second biggest loss under Gambhir's stint in clean sweep 0-3 against New Zealand in Test series. Team India will now travel to Australia for the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25.
Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 schedule
The highly anticipated Border-Gavaskar series between India and Australia is set to commence on November 22, with the first Test taking place in Perth. The second Test, featuring the thrilling day-night format, will be held from December 6 to 10 at Adelaide Oval, showcasing the match under the stadium lights. Following that, attention will shift to The Gabba in Brisbane for the third Test, scheduled for December 14 to 18.
The traditional Boxing Day Test will take place from December 26 to 30 at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground, marking a key moment in the series. Finally, the series will reach its climax with the fifth Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground from January 3 to 7, promising an exciting conclusion to this competitive matchup.
BGT squad
Rohit Sharma (c), Jasprit Bumrah (vc), Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammad Shami, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Ravindra Jadeja, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Sarfaraz Khan, Virat Kohli, Prasidh Krishna, Rishabh Pant (wk), KL Rahul, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar.
