Legendary batter Sunil Gavaskar questioned India head coach Gautam Gambhir and his staff following Team India’s disappointing 1-3 series defeat to Australia in the prestigious Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 as well. The Indian team struggled in Australia, managing only one win in the five-match Test series as well. While the bowlers performed well at times, the batting unit consistently failed, resulting in a series defeat in Sydney.
“Aapke coaching staff kya kar rahe the? (What was your coaching staff doing in Australia?) Your bowling coach and your batting coach… your batting coach, in particular, against New Zealand when we were bowled for 46, and the way we were defeated in the remaining matches. Batting main koi dum nahi tha (There was no punch in the batting). Here also our batting was not strong enough, so questions should be asked what have you guys done? Why can’t we see any improvement,” Gavaskar told Star Sports.
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He also stated that the coaching staff’s responsibility is to address technical issues as well. However, he also added that the batters failed to live upto the expectations throughout the series.
“We would understand if you say that the (Australian) bowling was top class and our batters couldn’t face them. Even the greatest batters have difficulty in facing good bowling. But when good bowling is not happening then tell me what has the coaching staff done? You may ask if should we change the batting order, I will ask if should we change the coaching staff. We have 2-3 months before going to England,” Gavaskar added.
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“I will also ask what have you (India coaching staff) done. How do you plan to improve the Indian cricketers? Throw-downs will not get you anything. You had to improve their technique and temperament, which you haven’t done. So make sure that ask questions from the batters who have not made runs, but also ask the coaching staff what have they done?” Sunil Gavaskar concluded.
