Kolkata, Aug. 15 -- Indian batter Karun Nair hailed head coach Gautam Gambhir for giving the team a "lot of encouragement and support" during the England tour of five Tests, which marked a moment of transition for India, led by a young Shubman Gill, with stalwarts like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin having hung up their whites.

After a whitewash against New Zealand at home by 3-0 which ended India's 12 year unbeaten home run and a horrid tour to Australia where India surrendered the Border-Gavaskar Trophy by 1-3 after a decade, Gambhir, Team India and fans finally caught a break collectively as Team India secured a very-hard-fought 2-2 draw against England in their own territory, with the quality of cricket played by I...