{"id":211594,"date":"2025-01-09T15:10:05","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T15:10:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/09\/criticism-should-be-based-on-facts-india-players-rally-behind-under-fire-gautam-gambhir-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2025-01-09T15:10:05","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T15:10:05","slug":"criticism-should-be-based-on-facts-india-players-rally-behind-under-fire-gautam-gambhir-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/09\/criticism-should-be-based-on-facts-india-players-rally-behind-under-fire-gautam-gambhir-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Criticism should be based on facts&#8217;: India players rally behind under-fire Gautam Gambhir | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-117089099,imgsize-24594,width-400,resizemode-4\/117089099.jpg?resize=400,225&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"&#8216;Criticism should be based on facts&#8217;: India players rally behind under-fire Gautam Gambhir | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" title=\"&#8216;Criticism should be based on facts&#8217;: India players rally behind under-fire Gautam Gambhir | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\">\n<div class=\"_s30J clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"MwN2O\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"T22zO\">\n<section class=\"D3Wk1  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  VtlfQ\" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"D3Wk1\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"zPaFh\">\n<div class=\"wJnIp\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cj2hz img_cptn\"><span title=\"Gautam Gambhir (PTI photo)\">Gautam Gambhir (PTI photo)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: India cricketers Harshit Rana and Nitish Rana on Thursday rallied behind head coach <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/gautam-gambhir\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Gautam Gambhir<\/a> amidst criticism surrounding the team&#8217;s recent performance in the recently concluded <!-- -->Border-Gavaskar Trophy<!-- -->.<br \/>Australia defeated India 3-1 for their first series win in 10 years. <br \/><span class=\"strong \" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@toisports\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"strong \" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">SUBSCRIBE NOW<\/a><span class=\"strong \" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">!<\/span><br \/>The loss sparked criticism from fans and former cricketers alike, targeting both the players and the management. Gambhir has been particularly under fire due to India&#8217;s struggles in the Test format with the team securing a solitary win in their last eight matches.<br \/>Former India cricketer Manoj Tiwary also recently slammed Gambhir, calling him a &#8216;hypocrite&#8217;.<br \/>Nitish and Harshit, who played under the mentorship of Gambhir at Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) came out in his support, emphasizing on the fact that criticism should be based on facts rather than personal biases.<\/p>\n<div data-pos=\"0\" class=\"id-r-component QbQNS undefined  &#10;        \">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"post\" msid=\"117089314\" width=\"600\" title=\"\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/83033472.cms\" imgsize=\"23456\" resizemode=\"4\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"\" type=\"thumb\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/imgsize-23456,msid-117089314,width-600,resizemode-4\/117089314.jpg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Gambhir&#8217;s coaching tenure commenced with India&#8217;s tour of Sri Lanka where the side demonstrated dominance in the T20I format, winning the series 2-0. However, in the following ODI series the team suffered a 0-2 defeat &#8212; their first bilateral ODI series loss to Lanka in 27 years.<br \/>Following the Lanka tour, India hosted Bangladesh for a series comprising two Tests and three T20Is. India delivered a flawless performance against the Bangla Tigers, clean sweeping both series.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lOvcW vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"k7lcu\">\n<p>LIVE: India batters had a miserable show Down Under | Here\u2019s what went wrong<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>New Zealand then toured India for a three-Test series, which they won 3-0, stunning the Indian team.<br \/>After the surprising whitewash India aimed to defend the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia. 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