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Test whitewashes very bad for India, says Wasim Jaffer
Former India cricketer Wasim Jaffer has said the Test series whitewashes against New Zealand and South Africa under head coach Gautam Gambhir were 'very bad'. Speaking on his YouTube channel, Jaffer said…
Former India cricketer Wasim Jaffer has said the Test series whitewashes against New Zealand and South Africa under head coach Gautam Gambhir were 'very bad'. Speaking on his YouTube channel, Jaffer said the mark of those defeats would always be on Gambhir, the captain and the players.
Jaffer praised Gambhir for India's white-ball performances, including winning the 2025 Champions Trophy and retaining the T20 World Cup in 2026. However, he noted scope for improvement in Test cricket, pointing out that home whitewashes hurt India's position in the World Test Championship table.
Gambhir replaced Rahul Dravid as India head coach in 2024. His contract runs till the 2027 ODI World Cup. India will tour New Zealand for a Test series later this year.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The two home Test series whitewashes are unprecedented in Indian cricket: no side had previously lost all matches of a home series of three or more Tests to New Zealand, and South Africa had never before won a Test series in India. The defeats dropped India out of contention for the World Test Championship final. Gambhir's success in white-ball ICC tournaments, two trophies in less than two years, contrasts sharply with the Test results. The upcoming New Zealand tour will be the first overseas Test assignment under Gambhir, and the selectors will watch whether the same squad rotation and batting approach that worked in limited-overs cricket can adapt to seaming conditions.
Source: timesnownews.com
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