India, Nov. 26 -- Gautam Gambhir faced criticism from experts after India's 0-2 Test series loss to South Africa in Guwahati on Wednesday. However, former India cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin, who was part of Gambhir's unit until last December in Australia before he announced his international retirement, came to his defence, saying the players had not taken enough responsibility for critics to fault the coach.

This was the third time India suffered a whitewash at home, with two of the previous instances occurring under Gambhir's tenure, 12 months apart. In November 2024, India lost 0-3 against New Zealand, which was their first defeat on home soil in 12 years. Exactly a year later, India lost 0-2 against the reigning World Test champions...