"Someone pls appoint Gautam Gambhir as coach" - Fans hail Gambhir for 'spitting facts' about Team India's debacle in ICC knockouts

Former Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir has made some bold statements after India's World Test championship (WTC) final loss against Australia at The Oval on Sunday. In an interview with News18, Gambhir opened up on the major reasons why India hasn't won an ICC trophy in almost a decade.The former cricketer openly claimed that the 'hero worship' culture in the Indian cricket team has made fans crave for individual performances more than the team's triumph. Here's what he said:“Our country is not a team-obsessed country but an individual-obsessed country. We consider individuals bigger than the team. In other countries, in England, Australia and New Zealand, the team is bigger than the individual. &quot;All the stakeholders in Indian cricket, from the broadcaster and the media to everyone: all of them have been reduced to a PR agency. This is why we haven’t won an ICC tournament for so long because we are so obsessed with individuals.&quot;Fans on Twitter are hurt by India's loss and they hailed Gautam Gambhir for speaking facts and not mincing his words. Here are some of the reactions:Navneet Singh@neet86I haven’t heard a better and blunt explanation for Indian Cricket Team’s debacle in ICC tournaments. Gautam Gambhir has made the most apt point here. #bcci #indiancricketteam #WTC2023 #WTCFinals2023 #RahulDravid #RohitSharma #ViratKohli244I haven’t heard a better and blunt explanation for Indian Cricket Team’s debacle in ICC tournaments. Gautam Gambhir has made the most apt point here. #bcci #indiancricketteam #WTC2023 #WTCFinals2023 #RahulDravid #RohitSharma #ViratKohli https://t.co/SgaiWLeZrRHriday (Fan-Account)@Hriday1812Someone pls appoint Gautam Gambhir as coach. Might have a same effect as Bazball. twitter.com/mufaddal_vohra…Mufaddal Vohra@mufaddal_vohraGautam Gambhir said, &quot;our country is not team obsessed, it's individual obsessed. We count individuals bigger than our team, other countries like England, Australia, New Zealand, the team is bigger and not the individual&quot;. (On News18).24005Gautam Gambhir said, &quot;our country is not team obsessed, it's individual obsessed. We count individuals bigger than our team, other countries like England, Australia, New Zealand, the team is bigger and not the individual&quot;. (On News18).Someone pls appoint Gautam Gambhir as coach. Might have a same effect as Bazball. twitter.com/mufaddal_vohra…Rishabh 🇮🇳@crazzy_soul_Gautam Gambhir Spitting facts 2613Gautam Gambhir Spitting facts https://t.co/TYlsmDWm7Ychacha monk@oldschoolmonkGautam Gambhir was so right.While we have batsmen in Indian team with insane fan following, they can't win us an ICC trophy.#INDvsAUS3130506Gautam Gambhir was so right.While we have batsmen in Indian team with insane fan following, they can't win us an ICC trophy.#INDvsAUS https://t.co/Xd7UKIIGEoMr.Professor 🜃@iMrProfessorGautam gambhir is speaking truth.That is the main reason we haven’t won any ICC title since 2011. #WTC2023 #WTC2023Final #WTC2336263Gautam gambhir is speaking truth.That is the main reason we haven’t won any ICC title since 2011. #WTC2023 #WTC2023Final #WTC23 https://t.co/aO2f014OrFRahul Sharma@CricFnatic@mufaddal_vohra @imVkohli Gambhir never shy away from appreciating players.36328@mufaddal_vohra @imVkohli Gambhir never shy away from appreciating players. https://t.co/ZahegiYnfIℝ𝔸𝔾ℍ𝔸𝕍⁴⁵🐐@45_Fan_RaghavBut 🤡 Trolling Him Legend @GautamGambhir #gambhir25336But 🤡 Trolling Him 😏Legend @GautamGambhir 😍#gambhir https://t.co/SkAndwO0NEकृष्णा🥀@_krashn_Laut aao gautam gambhir 🤧🏻49889Laut aao gautam gambhir 🤧🙏🏻 https://t.co/ktZ6wpGlc6Slog Sweep-189@SloggSweepGambhir Dil khush kr deta hai yeh bolke ki Bharat ki itihas mai Yuvraj hamara sabse match winner white ball cricket mai and also calls him most talented player of Indian cricket in this century.747Gambhir Dil khush kr deta hai yeh bolke ki Bharat ki itihas mai Yuvraj hamara sabse match winner white ball cricket mai and also calls him most talented player of Indian cricket in this century.Akhil@shawstopper_100Guys it's all about taking accountability for the losses, Gambhir gave up the captaincy of DD because he wasn't able to deliver...He didn't even take the contract fees of 3 crore..That is something which is lacking in our senior players..It has been 10 years..1/n twitter.com/GaurangBhardwa…Raja Babu@GaurangBhardwa1तथ्य थूकते हुए171तथ्य थूकते हुए https://t.co/V0GgOPeXZkGuys it's all about taking accountability for the losses, Gambhir gave up the captaincy of DD because he wasn't able to deliver...He didn't even take the contract fees of 3 crore..That is something which is lacking in our senior players..It has been 10 years..1/n twitter.com/GaurangBhardwa…suryakiran@Suryakiran215Gambhir #yuvrajsingh #WTCFinal #Kohli #INDvAUS794130Gambhir 🔥🔥🔥#yuvrajsingh #WTCFinal #Kohli #INDvAUS https://t.co/8Ur6RnAnI0Raja Babu@GaurangBhardwa1तथ्य थूकते हुए91672577तथ्य थूकते हुए https://t.co/V0GgOPeXZkPrayag@theprayagtiwariKing words by gautam gambhir 97271973King words by gautam gambhir 🔥https://t.co/eKJnhM23AtGautam Gambhir takes further dig at 'Marketing and PR'Gautam Gambhir also claimed that former Indian all-rounder Yuvraj Singh was the main hero for their wins in the 2007 T20 World Cup and the 2011 World Cup. He took an indirect dig at the media for making it all about former Indian captain MS Dhoni when other players had also contributed to India's win.On this, Gambhir stated:&quot;He (Yuvraj) always says I won the World Cup but I believe that the man who took us to the finals of the 2011 and 2007 World Cups was Yuvraj Singh, I think he was the man of the tournament in both tournaments. &quot;But it’s unfortunate that when we talk about the 2007 and 2011 World Cups, we don’t take Yuvraj Singh’s name. Why not? It’s only and only marketing and PR and portraying one individual as the biggest and everyone else as smaller than him.&quot;It is probably not wrong to say that India is yet to find a clutch player in ICC knockouts like Gautam Gambhir.