India have conceded 650+ runs in the ongoing fourth Test at Old Trafford.
Once again, the coaching tactics of Gautam Gambhir have come under scrutiny on the back of a few bizarre decisions in the ongoing five-match Test series against England. Former KKR teammate Manoj Tiwary has raised questions over Gambhir’s approach as India have broken yet another unwanted record of conceding 650+ runs in the fourth Test at Old Trafford.
Earlier, the Indian team had to sustain a defeat during the third Test match that was played at Lord’s. The visitors were almost there, but missed out on clinching a victory by just 22 runs. Currently, the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025 stands at 2-1 in favour of the hosts.
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AMR
140/3
SVL
139/9
Amaravati Royals beat Simhadri Vizag Lions by 7 wickets
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KNK
22/3
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BVB
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ROR
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171/4
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69/7
Singapore Womens beat Cambodia Women by 102 runs
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33/2
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32/8
Singapore Womens beat Cambodia Women by 8 wickets
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TKR
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WDL
61/2
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138/8
West Delhi Lions beat New Delhi Tigers by 15 runs (D/L) method
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200/5
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128/5
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129/1
Norway beat Hungary by 9 wickets
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149/8
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150/8
Sweden beat Norway by 2 wickets
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80/5
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79/3
Jinx Zagreb Women beat Lavender Lionesses Women by 5 wickets
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104/5
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82/4
Jinx Zagreb Women beat Lavender Lionesses Women by 22 runs
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87/1
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86/3
Jinx Zagreb Women beat Lavender Lionesses Women by 9 wickets
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3/1
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127/5
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172/6
MUT
173/0
Muscat Thunderers beat Majees Titans by 10 wickets
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90/4
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191/6
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189/4
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166/8
SLC Greens beat SLC Greys by 23 runs
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173/8
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172/7
Australia beat South Africa by 2 wickets
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106/10
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109/4
Southern Brave Women beat Trent Rockets Women by 6 wickets
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136/5
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107/1
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106/9
Melbourne Renegades Academy beat Australian Capital Territory by 9 wickets
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231/4
HHA
227/3
Melbourne Stars Academy beat Hobart Hurricanes Academy by 6 wickets
PS
111/10
PSA
114/8
Perth Scorchers Academy beat Pakistan Shaheens by 2 wickets
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186/6
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154/7
Bangladesh A beat Nepal by 32 runs
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Ahead of this series, Gambhir’s coaching record stands at four wins, eight losses, and a tie from 13 Tests. Since the time he took up the role of head coach, India have slipped from the No.1 to fourth spot in ICC Test rankings. They even failed to make it to the ICC World Test Championship 2025 Final after a series defeat Down Under.
Former India batter Manoj Tiwary castigated Gambhir after he opted for all-rounders over specialist players. The former player reckoned that this approach is vague and unsuitable in this format of the game.
“I have said it earlier also that Test match is a game of specialists, but we’re keeping them out and trusting all-rounders more,” Tiwary told IANS.
The likes of Gautam Gambhir and Manoj Tiwary have had a long history. The duo used to play together for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and later had an altercation during the Ranji Trophy match in 2015. The former Bengal player had accused Gambhir of abusing his family.
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As per the former cricketer, there has been a pattern in the selection of the players. He also referred to the Australia tour, where India played Devdutt Padikkal and Harshit Rana. Cut to now, Rana is missing, while Anshul Kamboj has been recently added to the playing combination.
“Since the arrival of head coach (Gautam Gambhir), there is a pattern of dropping underperforming players from the squad and adding players from the outside. This we’ve seen in the India-Zealand series, when we brought Washington Sundar from outside over Ashwin, who was in the squad. On the Australia tour, we played Devdutt Padikkal and Harshit Rana. Now, Harshit is missing and not among favourites anymore as we’re playing Anshul Kamboj in this Test”, he added.
Talking about Gambhir’s playing career, he collected over 10,000 international runs while starring in both the 2007 T20 and 2011 ODI World Cup Finals. Under his captaincy, Kolkata Knight Riders won the IPL twice. Later, he became the mentor of KKR, guiding them to win yet another IPL title in 2024.
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