Indian cricket’s much-vaunted home track record, which started in the 1990s under the captaincy of Mohammad Azharuddin and cricket manager Ajit Wadekar, now lies dead and buried. To lose five Tests over two seasons in our own backyard—the 3-0 whitewash at the hands of New Zealand last season and now the 2-0 ignominy against World Test Championship holders South Africa—means the Indian Test team is in the throes of a major crisis, with coach Gautam Gambhir copping much of the blame.

Fingers are being pointed at the coach for the chopping and changing of the playing XI and the preference to go in for all-rounders, sometimes........

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