Trending:IndiGo crisisPutin India visitIndia vs SA 3rd ODIGermany conscriptionDrug boat attacksNew Mossad chiefDhurandhar reviewGambhir launches fresh tirade, slams ‘IPL team owner’ for ‘split coaching’ suggestion: ‘They don’t have any right...’FirstCricket Staff • December 7, 2025, 08:30:52 ISTWhatsapp Facebook TwitterIndia head coach Gautam Gambhir made the explosive comments during the post-match press conference following the Men in Blue’s nine-wicket victory over South Africa in Visakhapatnam that helped them clinch the ODI series 2-1. AdvertisementSubscribe Join Us+ Follow us On GoogleChoose Firstpost on GoogleIndia head coach Gautam Gambhir chats with senior batter Rohit Sharma during the ODI series against South Africa. PTIHead coach Gautam Gambhir has lashed out at criticism over the Indian team’s recent Test whitewash at the hands of South Africa and went into a rant over a suggestion by an “IPL team owner” that the Men in Blue should opt for “split coaching” for different formats. Gambhir had been combative during the post-match press conference after India suffered a 408-run thrashing in the second Test in Guwahati, which resulted in South Africa completing a 2-0 sweep and winning a Test series on Indian soil for only the second time, after a 25-year gap. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS ADAnd on Saturday, following the Men in Blue's commanding nine-wicket victory over the Proteas in Visakhapatnam that helped them win the ODI series 2-1, the 44-year-old remained combative as ever while taking questions from reporters. More from First Cricket IND vs SA ODIs Takeaways: Virat, Rohit have still got it; batting back-ups deliver, bowling back-ups don't England slow-roasted at Gabba: Australian bowlers star with both bat and ball to leave visitors hoping for miracleAlso Read | IND-SA ODI Takeaways: Virat, Rohit have still got it; batting back-ups deliver, bowling back-ups don'tSlamming the criticism that he, as well as the players, had to endure after the Test series loss, Gambhir pointed to the absence of regular captain Shubman Gill for a majority of the series as a factor that has been consistently overlooked by the press as well as by fans.“Look, there were a lot of talks, no doubt, because the results didn’t go in our favor. But the most surprising thing is that no one – no media, no journal – wrote that we played the first Test match without a captain, who didn’t bat in both innings,” Gambhir told reporters during Saturday’s press conference at the ACA-VDCA Stadium in Visakhapatnam. Quick ReadsView All'Won't require surgery...': Real reason behind Jasprit Bumrah's absence from 5th Test revealed in new reportPCB bans players from WCL over India-Pakistan match controversy“And the margin of defeat was 30 runs.
