India have lost yet another Test series at home under Gautam Gambhir’s tenure at head coach.
Earlier, it was a 3-0 clean sweep against New Zealand, the first time ever in several years, and now it is a 2-0 loss against South Africa.
Notably, this is the first time that the Proteas have won a Test series in India in 25 years. The disappointing result has sparked outrage on social media, with many fans criticizing Gautam Gambhir, as well as BCCI’s Chief Selector, Ajit Agarkar.
India Losing South Africa Test Series Sparks Fan Backlash
Immediately remove the Gautam Gambhir Ajit Agarkar 💔😡
— Rahmat Indian 🇮🇳 (@KohliRahma65953) November 26, 2025
Welcome to Gautam Gambhir’s Era.#INDvsSA pic.twitter.com/im0z2X0edc
— 𝐃𝐈𝐏𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐔 𝕏 (@IAm_Diptanu) November 26, 2025
Great Show South Africa You Destroyed India In India Thanks To Gautam Gambhir And Ajit Agarkar #INDvsSA
— Sõrûb Dèy (@DeySorub) November 26, 2025
🚨White washed🚨
🚨 All hail gautam gambhir 🥵 pic.twitter.com/Mrg9nOUtyg— Realme ABDian™ (@benvoraa) November 26, 2025
Sack Gautam Gambhir! #IndvSA
— Prateek Punj (@punjiam) November 26, 2025
What a shameful series!! Shame on Ajit Agarkar and Coach Gautam Gambhir. Are you promoting cricket or playing game of politics?
— जय बिहार (@desh_hi_sab) November 26, 2025
Sri Lanka Series Lost
– New Zealand Series Lost
– Border Gavaskar Trophy Lost
– South Africa series lostAppointing Gautam Gambhir as coach was the BCCI worst decision pic.twitter.com/jDjjNtzvnK
— Chaman kumar patel (@Chamankumarpat2) November 26, 2025
Neither the Indian batsmen nor bowlers found their footing in the second Test match against South Africa, which was being played in Guwahati. Surprisingly, the visitors found these conditions extremely favorable.
A lot of the brunt of this shocking defeat as come on Gautam Gambhir and Ajit Agarkar, as shown by the fan reactions above.
That said, there is plenty of time for the Indian management to point out the problems and try to fix them, as their next Test series will be played in August 2026 away from home in Sri Lanka.
