"Gautam Gambhir’s favouritism ruining Indian cricket"- Fans fume as Australia defeat India in the second T20I at MCG

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Published at :October 31, 2025 at 5:49 PM

Modified at :October 31, 2025 at 5:51 PM

India loses 2nd T20I against Australia at MCG

(Courtesy : BCCI)

India lost the T20I game at the MCG after 17-long years.

Australia took a 1-0 lead in the five-match T20I series against India as they registered an emphatic win in the second T20I at Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on Friday.

Asked to bat, India batters had no answers to the questions posed by Josh Hazlewood as the Australian pacer was all over the opposition. In the four overs that he bowled on a trot, he bagged three wickets as India were left reeling at 49 for five.

However, Abhishek Sharma (68) seemed to be batting on a different track as he continued batting aggressively. Harshit Rana (35) supported him brilliantly as the duo added 56 runs together, making sure India went past 100 runs on the board.

Abhishek didn’t get much strike in the end and eventually ended up getting out in the 19th over. Soon after his wicket, India got all out for 125. For Australia, apart from Hazlewood, Nathan Ellis and Xavier Bartlett picked two wickets each.

India, Australia, IND vs AUS, IND vs AUS 2025 — Indian Cricket Team (Image Source: BCCI)

In the chase, Australia were off to a flying start with the bat with Mitchell Marsh (46) and Travis Head (28) taking on Indian bowlers. The duo added 51 runs for the opening stand that set the platform. Josh Inglis (20) played a decent hand as well but couldn’t finish the game.

Although, spinners and Jasprit Bumrah brought India back in the game with quick wickets, they didn’t have enough runs on the board. Australia chased the target in and with four wickets in hand.

Fans on Twitter react as Australia beat India in the second T20I

As the Australian Cricket Team beat the Indian Cricket Team in the second T20I of the five-match series, fans on Twitter reacted to it. They lashed out at the team for their poor performance and gave some angry reactions. Here are some of them:

The history maker pair of Indian cricket Gautam Gambhir and Ajit Agarkar – team India lost T20I at MCG after 17 years.And all credits goes to ….. ?? pic.twitter.com/LXF8CrYKOw
— CricVipez (@CricVipezAP) October 31, 2025

Gautam Gambhir's coaching decisions have completely disrupted the Indian team. The constant changes to the batting order, like moving Sanju Samson around, and baffling selections, like playing Harshit Rana instead of Arshdeep Singh, cost us the series in Australia and now the T20
— Abhay Rajak🕉️ (@TheAbhayRajak) October 31, 2025

Gautam Gambhir is next Greg chappal.#INDvsAUS #GautamGambhir
— Nishant singh (@NISHANT_05) October 31, 2025

🚨Meet Gautam Gambhir the history maker:– Lost an T20I in MCG after 17 long years,– Lost an ODI in Adelaide after 17 long years,– Lost an ODI series against Sri Lanka after 27 years,– Lost home test series against NZ after 36 years,– Got home cleansweeped by 3-0 for 1st… pic.twitter.com/kmwtcP5vPe
— Rajiv (@Rajiv1841) October 31, 2025

Bowling combination changed to adjust Harshit Rana in bowling. 🤡Batting order shuffled to fit Harshit Rana in batting. 🤡Is one player bigger than team for Gautam Gambhir? pic.twitter.com/720Q4hVBNU
— 𝐇𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐧|𝐑𝐨𝐡𝐢𝐭×𝟒𝟓 (@unlimitedcrick0) October 31, 2025

INDIA LOST A MATCH AT MCG AFTER 18 YEARS!!!Welcome to Gautam Gambhir ERA:🤡– Home Test series vs New Zealand: Lost a home Test series 2-0, ending a 12-year winning streak. This was also the first time India lost a home Test series to New Zealand.– ODI series vs Sri Lanka:… pic.twitter.com/9wFsZ7Q2W4
— Bhargav Jani (@IndianBhargav) October 31, 2025

🚨Gautam Gambhir's "Masterclass" in Coaching Genius at MCG:Bench India's strike pacer Arshdeep for his golden boy "parchi" Harshit Rana—because who needs wickets when you've got favoritism vibes🤡Unleash THREE spinners on a pace paradise like MCG—clearly prepping for a beach… pic.twitter.com/41WGLbIdaN
— Game Gully (@GameGully1) October 31, 2025

What kind of madness is this? On a bouncy Oz track, we are playing 3 spinners, what is this gautam gambhir upto? How is he being allowed to get away with these bizarre selection calls @BCCI
— sandeep bamzai (@sandeep_bamzai) October 31, 2025

Gautam Gambhir and Shubman Gill https://t.co/TQgh6NzxTL
— Rahul (@meri_mrziii) October 31, 2025

No. 3 batter Tilak Varma is playing at 5️⃣Arshdeep Singh not in XI Yashasvi Jaiswal not even in squad Sanju Samson forced at 3️⃣Harshit Rana batting before Shivam Dube This isn’t strategy this is Gautam Gambhir’s favouritism ruining Indian cricket. #IndianCricket pic.twitter.com/IEAm5Wv6DZ
— sheikh s (@sheikh_shahan_) October 31, 2025

India was doing pretty well in T20 format and then Ajit Agarkar and Gautam Gambhir decided to mend what was not broken. And just few months before T20 WC, it looks like things are falling apart.– Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma were doing well as openers and then these two… pic.twitter.com/Vkga26M1Ik
— Incognito (@Incognito_qfs) October 31, 2025

Gautam Gambhir might become a mentor again in the IPL.#INDvsAUS pic.twitter.com/jU3DVCUW6o
— Anshal Thakur (@Anshalthakur9) October 31, 2025

Gautam Gambhir India won't forgive you for breaking Dube's winning streak and suspending my first account 🤬😠🤬
— B🅰️rle-G (@Hero_Zumour) October 31, 2025

– No. 3 Expert Tilak Varma is batting at 5– Arshdeep Singh isn't in Playing 11– Yashasvi Jaiswal isn't even in squad– Sanju Samson is unnecessarily pushed at 3– Harshit Rana is batting before Shivam DubeGautam Gambhir favourism is destroying Indian Cricket. pic.twitter.com/XkAtxqgQ7t
— Selfless⁴⁵ (@SelflessCricket) October 31, 2025

Who won the second AUS vs IND T20I?

Australia won the second AUS vs IND T20I by 4 wickets.

Who is leading the AUS vs IND T20I series?

Australia are 1-0 ahead in the five-match T20I series.

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Ankitjit Singh

Ankitjit Singh is a dedicated sports journalist whose childhood dream was to play cricket—now, he serves the game through his work. With over three years of experience in reporting, writing, and editing, he brings deep insight to his coverage. A journalism graduate from Delhi University, Ankitjit’s passion for cricket took root during his college days and continues to drive his career.