Gautam Gambhir Refuses To Resign As India’s Head Coach: ‘Indian Cricket Is Important, I Am Not’

New Delhi: In a major breakthrough, Gautam Gambhir has refused to resign as India’s head coach, despite the fact that the Test team under him in the last year on home soil has suffered five losses in seven matches. In his bold statement, Gautam Gambhir said, “Indian cricket is important, I am not important.”

Gautam Gambhir's response came when he was asked about his future as head coach in the post match press conference after India were white-washed for the second time in their last three Test series on Wednesday at home.

Gambhir was addressing after the humiliating 408-run drubbing at the hands of South Africa in the second Test here Wednesday, which gave the visitors a 2-0 series sweep.

What Gautam Gambhir said in his address? 

"It is up to the BCCI to decide my future. But I am the same guy who got you results in England and was coach for Champions Trophy," Gambhir said.

"The blame lies with everyone and starts with me," he conceded in his first reactions after the 0-2 drubbing.

"We need to play better. From 95/1 to 122/7 is not acceptable. You don't blame any individual or any particular shot. Blame lies with everyone. I never blamed individuals and won't do it going forward," he added.

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