'India won Champions Trophy and Asia Cup under me,' - Gautam Gambhir after India's 0-2 loss against South Africa

Overview

• After India's 0-2 loss to South Africa in the 2025 Test series, Gautam Gambhir was in the press conference
• The Indian Head Coach noted how the team lost to New Zealand at home under him
• In this regard, he reminded the reporters that India won the Champions Trophy and Asia Cup under him

After India's 0-2 loss to South Africa in the 2025 Test series, Gautam Gambhir was in the press conference. The Indian Head Coach noted that the team lost to New Zealand at home under his leadership. In this regard, he reminded the reporters that India had won the Champions Trophy and the Asia Cup under his leadership.

Speaking after the loss to South Africa, Gambhir felt the need for everyone to be blamed. The former Indian batter added that even he must be blamed. He later noted that the Indian team toured England and got results with younger players. He felt that people would forget it very soon.

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"The blame lies at the feet of everyone, starting with me. People keep forgetting it. I am the same guy who got results in England with a young team. You guys will forget very soon," Gambhir said in the press conference. The Indian Coach later noted some of the team's best performances under his tenure so far.

"They are doing everything possible to turn the tide," - Gautam Gambhir

Gambhir felt that a lot of people talked about India's series loss to New Zealand at home. He noted that India also won the Champions Trophy and Asia Cup under him. He noted that the current Indian team is learning from its mistakes and is not too experienced. He felt that the players are doing everything possible from their part to turn the tide.

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"A lot of people keep talking about New Zealand. I am the same guy under whom we won the Champions Trophy and the Asia Cup as well. This is a team that has less experience, and I have said it before, they need to keep learning, and they are doing everything possible to turn the tide," Gambhir added.