India recently suffered back-to-back series defeats against Ireland and England across all formats before heading to Zimbabwe, where they finally performed strongly enough to win a T20I series. The series win against Zimbabwe marks India's first win after the 2026 T20 World Cup win, with Shreyas Iyer as captain.
In support of his 'friend' Gautam Gambhir, Lalit Modi says that the extremely tight schedule throughout the year can be a reason behind the team's downgraded performance against Ireland and England.
"But before blaming only the coach, perhaps we should also question the people constructing these punishing schedules," Lalit Modi said.
Coaches are not magicians: Lalit Modi
Factors like relentless matches, different playing conditions, and insufficient time for recovery make the series more challenging for the cricketers.
Modi asks BCCI to reduce the workload on the players and the coaches by cutting off some fixtures, with the IPL as the centrepiece of a puzzle.
Lalit Modi asks BCCI to scrap some ODIs from the fixtures
Further in the post, Modi expressed that it would be wrong to judge Gautam Gambhir as the head coach of the team based on only a few poor results. To evaluate his performance, he should be allowed to continue a full cycle.
THE COACH IS NOT THE CALENDAR.Gautam Gambhir is a dear friend, but my support for him today is not based on friendship. It is based on fairness, experience and cricketing common sense.Indian cricket has developed a dangerous habit: celebrate people when they win, then look… pic.twitter.com/SETjRbH2SQ
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