Gautam Gambhir should learn from his mistakes like Rahul Dravid: Mohammad Kaif

Mohammad Kaif on Gautam Gambhir (Source: Mohammad Kaif/Instagram)

Gautam Gambhir has not had a great start to his coaching tenure with the Indian team. Under his guidance, India have suffered defeats in back-to-back Test series against New Zealand and Australia. The former India batter has come under scrutiny following the disappointing results and the upcoming Champions Trophy could be a make-or-break event for him.

Former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif urged Gambhir to learn from his mistakes and come out with better tactics in the upcoming assignments. The cricketer-turned-commentator cited the example of Gambhir’s predecessor, Rahul Dravid, who didn’t win any title during his stint as a mentor in the Indian Premier League (IPL), but learned from his errors and guided India to the T20 World Cup title last year.

“Gautam Gambhir should learn from the mistakes he has made. Just like Rahul Dravid, who didn’t win any IPL trophy but corrected his mistakes from that stint and spearheaded the team to victory in the T20 World Cup. Gambhir will also have to learn the same way,” Kaif said during a live session on Instagram.

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After being whitewashed at home by the Kiwis in a three-match series, India gave hopes of a turnaround when they defeated Australia comprehensively in the first Test in Perth. However, things went downhill from this point for the Asian giants as they lost three out of the next four Tests to relinquish the coveted Border-Gavaskar Trophy after 10 years.

India have a long time to address their red-ball woes as they will focus on limited-overs cricket in the coming weeks. They have five T20Is and three ODIs lined up at home against England ahead of the Champions Trophy. The first T20I is scheduled to be held at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata on January 22. Chennai (January 25), Rajkot (January 28), Pune (January 31), and Mumbai (February 2) will host the remaining matches in the series. Meanwhile, the three ODIs will be played in Nagpur (February 6), Cuttack (February 9), and Ahmedabad (February 12), respectively.

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