‘Gautam Gambhir is not my relative…’ Why did R Ashwin give this statement after India’s shameful defeat in the test match against South Africa?

India suffered a crushing defeat by 408 runs in Test cricket against South Africa in Guwahati, due to which the team also lost the series 0-2. This defeat proved to be a bitter truth for the Indian team, as this is the second time in the last 13 months that the team has suffered a clean sweep in a Test series on its home ground. The special thing is that this defeat has also proved to be India’s biggest defeat by runs in Test cricket so far.

After this defeat, the team’s head coach Gautam Gambhir started being severely criticized. Slogans were even raised at Baraspara Stadium for his removal, which further heated up the controversy. However, meanwhile, former cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin has openly supported Gambhir. On his YouTube channel, Ashwin said that the job of a coach is to advise and guide the player, but he cannot go on the field and play.

Gautam Gambhir is not my relative, nor am I his…

Ashwin also made it clear that it is not a solution to the problems to hold the coach responsible. He said, “Gautam Gambhir is not my relative and I am not defending his every mistake, but it is true that any person can make mistakes. Managing a team is not easy.” After Gautam Gambhir became the coach, Team India has played 19 test matches, which include 7 wins, 10 losses and 2 draws. This reaction of Ashwin has come when the pressure and criticism of Indian cricket has reached its peak.

Gautam Gambhir took responsibility for the defeat from South Africa

Indian cricket team coach Gautam Gambhir has taken responsibility for the defeat in the home series against South Africa. He said in the press conference on Wednesday that the responsibility falls on me first. Gambhir said- No one player or any one shot can be blamed. Everyone has responsibility and it starts with me. I have never blamed any player and will not blame any player again. When Gambhir was asked about his future coaching, he said – BCCI will decide my future. Don’t forget that it was I who gave the results in England. I was the coach who won the Champions Trophy.