All shameful records that India acquired during Gautam Gambhir's coaching tenure
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India suffered their first-ever ODI series defeat against New Zealand on home soil.
Gautam Gambhir took over as the head coach of the Indian Cricket Team in 2024, when he was awarded a contract until the end of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2027. During Gambhir’s tenure in 2025, India won the 2025 Champions Trophy, the 2025 Asia Cup, and drew the five-match Test series against England.
However, the Indian Cricket Team suffered more setbacks than triumphs under Gambhir’s leadership. For instance, India suffering a whitewash against New Zealand (3-0) in a test series in 2024 came as a big surprise for the entire cricket fraternity.
This was further hampered by South Africa bagging a clean sweep in the two-match test series in India in November 2025. These two events shattered India’s dominance in tests at home.
While India commenced 2026 on a winning note by crushing New Zealand in the first ODI in Vadodara, the happiness did not last long. Losing the next two games in Rajkot and Indore, India faced a humiliating series defeat against the Black Caps.
Despite winning the toss in the series-decider third ODI, the Shubman Gill & Co. struggled against the Black Caps with both bat and ball, losing by 41 runs.
Moreover, New Zealand rubbed salt in the hosts’ wounds by achieving their first-ever ODI series victory in India. This has come as the biggest blow to India at the start of 2026 and is one of the massive streaks broken against New Zealand.
Over the last two years, India’s numerous streaks have been broken under Gautam Gambhir tenure in both ODIs and tests. Below is the complete list.
All unwanted streaks broken under head coach Gautam Gambhir-
- After 36 years, India lost a test against New Zealand at Home
- For 1st time, lost test Series vs New Zealand at Home
- After 19 years, India lost a test at Chinnaswamy Stadium.
- After 12 years, lost a Home test Series.
- After 12 years, Lost back-to-back Home tests
- After 12 years, lost a test match at Wankhede
- After 47 years, Lost 3 Consecutive Home tests
- For 1st time, failed to chase less than 200 target at Home (Target 147, Wankhede)
- For 1st time, India were Whitewashed (3-0) in a Home test Series
- 1st time, India whitewashed at home in a test series in back-to-back calendar years
- After 15 years, lost a test match vs South Africa at Home
- After 25 years, the Lost Home Test Series v SA
- For 1st time, SA chased 300+ Runs v IND
- SA Registered Highest run-chase v IND (359)
- New Zealand recorded the biggest run chase in India (285)
- Registered their Biggest Defeat (408 runs)
- Conceded the highest target ever set by a visiting team in India (549)
- After 30 years, finished a home test series without a single century from their batters
- India Became 1st Team to lose a test match After Scoring 5 centuries (Leeds)
- Failed to defend 350+ runs only for the 2nd time in 92 years of test History (Leeds)
- Only for 2nd time, IND failed to chase less than 200 against England (Target 190, Lords)
- After 11yrs, conceded 600+ runs (Manchester)
- After 13 years, the lost test match at Melbourne
- After 10 years, lost a back-to-back test series
- After 10 years, the Lost Border Gavaskar Trophy
- After 12 years, Lost 3 matches against Australia in a test Series
- Failed to qualify for WTC final for 1st time.
- After 27 years, lost a Bilateral ODI Series vs SL
- For 1st time, lost 30 Wickets in a 3-match ODI Series
- After 45 years, remained Winless in a Calendar Year in ODIs
- After 17 Long Years, the lost ODI at Adelaide
- After 8 years, the lost International match at Eden Gardens (after 9 straight wins)
- India failed to chase 124 Target (Their lowest failed chase at home)
- For 1st time, lost home ODI Series v New Zealand
- For 1st time, lost an ODI match at Indore
- For 1st time, lost an ODI Series decider vs New Zealand
Who won IND vs NZ 3rd ODI?
New Zealand won the clash by 41 runs.
Who was the Player of the Match in the 3rd IND vs NZ ODI?
Daryl Mitchell was Player of the Match in the 3rd IND vs NZ ODIs.
Who was the Player of the Series in the India vs New Zealand ODI series?
Daryl Mitchell was Player of the Series in the India vs New Zealand ODI series.
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