Gambhir's India Suffers Another Humiliating Low

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Gautam Gambhir's tenure as India head coach has featured some big highs and some equally devastating lows.

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On one hand, there has been ICC Champions Trophy 2025 and Asia Cup 2025 glory.

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On the other hand, India's 12-year-invincible Test streak at home came to an end, along with first-ever Test series defeats to New Zealand and South Africa.

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Now, India have suffered another low, but this time in the ODI format, following defeat in the third ODI against NZ on Sunday.

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The defeat marked India's first-ever bilateral ODI series loss against NZ at home.

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Prior to this tour, NZ had toured India for an ODI series on 7 occasions since 1988, but never lost.

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