India, Jan. 6 -- It doesn't take a lot of get Gautam Gambhir angry. It never has. Even as a player, he was quick to lose his temper and his intensity could often prove to be hard to handle. It didn't necessarily make him a bad player, but his presence in the dressing room often came with caveats.

It was also one of the reasons why many were unsure about his choice as India coach. For starters, he had no real experience. And it is one thing to be a mentor in the Indian Premier League and quite another to handle the best players in India against the best in the world. Would his confrontational, always-on-attack attitude help?

In the short term, it hasn't. India are in a tough space and the results over the last six months have been disapp...