Former Indian cricketer Robin Uthappa has spoken up in defence of Indian head coach Gautam Gambhir after the latter has been targetted following India's 30-run defeat in the in the first Test of the two-match series against South Africa.
Uthappa hinted that the players had more to do with the defeat than the coach himself. The erstwhile wicketkeeper-batter said that he was also unable to understand the reason behind the flak which Rahul Dravid used to receive when he was the coach of the national team.
While Gambhir has found considerable success in the white-ball format with title wins in the Champions Trophy and the Asia Cup this year, Test cricket has been a far more demanding challenge for him. The loss in Kolkata was India's ninth in 18 matches Gambhir's tenure.