Despite 80% win rate in T20s matches:Why is Gautam Gambhir under fire? Are the head coach’s unusual experiments damaging Team India?

With India winning the T20 World Cup in June 2024, Rahul Dravid’s two-and-a-half-year stint as head coach came to an end. The BCCI appointed Gautam Gambhir as the new head coach, just two months after he had led KKR to the IPL title. Over the last 17 months, Team India won the Champions Trophy and the Asia Cup in limited-overs cricket. At the same time, however, the team also registered the embarrassing record of losing two Test series at home. During this period, head coach Gautam Gambhir’s unconventional experiments have repeatedly landed him in controversy. Is Gautam Gambhir hurting Team India?
In this The Weekly Lens, a detailed analysis across five parameters.