# Jaffer slams Test whitewashes under Gambhir, praises white-ball wins 2026-08-25T16:22:09+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Former India cricketer Wasim Jaffer said the Test whitewashes against New Zealand (3-0 in 2024) and South Africa (2-0 in 2025) under head coach Gautam Gambhir were "very bad" and will be a permanent mark on his CV. Speaking on his YouTube channel, Jaffer noted that India have only won Test series against West Indies and Bangladesh under Gambhir. He praised India's white-ball performance under Gambhir, which includes the 2025 Champions Trophy and retaining the T20 World Cup in 2026. Jaffer also questioned the treatment of certain players, including Suryakumar Yadav, who was dropped after winning the World Cup, and Mohammed Shami, saying they could have been treated better. "But otherwise, I don't think in white-ball cricket any blame can be put on him," he said. Gambhir replaced Rahul Dravid as head coach in 2024 and his contract runs till the 2027 ODI World Cup. India will tour New Zealand later this year for a Test series. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Wasim Jaffer credited Gautam Gambhir for India's white-ball success but called the Test whitewashes against New Zealand and South Africa a permanent mark on his CV. Times Now highlighted Jaffer's criticism of the Test losses while NDTV focused on his questioning of player treatment. Both sources reported the same remarks with similar framing. The uniform coverage reflects Jaffer's balanced assessment rather than editorial slant. Gambhir's contract runs till the 2027 ODI World Cup, India tour New Zealand later this year for a Test series that will test his record. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - timesnownews.com (neutral report) leads with Test whitewash criticism, frames as dominant story - sports.ndtv.com (neutral report) leads with player treatment questioning This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-08-26T02:36:08+00:00. Tags: Gautam Gambhir, India cricket team, New Zealand, South Africa, Wasim Jaffer Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/test-whitewashes-very-bad-for-india-says-wasim-jaffer/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/test-whitewashes-very-bad-for-india-says-wasim-jaffer/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/