India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir’s Test cricket career hasn’t gone well, with the squad recently losing the opening game to England and trailing 0-1 in the current series. Gambhir’s reign has yielded mixed success across formats thus far.
In T20Is, he has a 90% win rate, having won 13 of 15 matches. His ODI record includes a Champions Trophy victory in 2025 and an overall success rate of 72.72 percent. However, since taking over, India has played 11 red-ball Tests, winning three, losing seven, and drawing once.
The recent five-wicket defeat to England at Headingley, despite five hundreds, has attracted a lot of attention. India’s inability to win matches from commanding situations has raised major questions about the Test team’s execution and leadership. Former India batsman Aakash Chopra blasted Gambhir’s performance. Chopra believes that, while Shubman Gill, the new captain, deserves time, Gambhir cannot avoid accountability.
“There is a lot of pressure on Gautam Gambhir.
The pressure is certainly growing. If you examine at his Test and red-ball cricket records, you’ll notice that he hasn’t won many matches. He won two matches against Bangladesh and one against Australia. However, we lost three against New Zealand, three to Australia, and one to England. “He has been losing and losing,” Chopra stated on his YouTube channel.
The questions will be there. Aakash Chopra
India’s performance at Leeds saw the bottom order bundle out for only nine runs in both innings, catch opportunities were missed, and bowling fell short of expectations. Despite outstanding individual performances, the visitors struggled to maintain pressure for extended periods of time. The former noted Gambhir has received all he has asked for, and the only thing expected of him is results.
“His performance in white-ball cricket has been impressive. The team has been performing well. But, in Test cricket, I believe the questions will remain. And I believe there is a lot of pressure on this series. God forbid that this series fails, but I hope it succeeds. I truly hope Indian cricket does well. However, if the England series does not go well, there will be a question mark.
Where are they going, and what are they doing? Because the selectors believe that everything team management asks for is given. The type of player you want, the quantity of players you want, and the player you’re pointing at are all specified. So, if this is the case, you must give the findings. Period. “There is no excuse,” he said.
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