India and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) pacer Harshit Rana has backed Gautam Gambhir amid the ongoing backlash against the national team head coach following their 1-3 drubbing at the hands of Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) that concluded last week. With this loss, India not only gave away the BGT after 10 years but were also thrown out of the race for the World Test Championship (WTC) final.
Ever since Gambhir succeeded Rahul Dravid, Indian cricket has gone downhill. Under the guidance of Gambhir, India won two T20I series against Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, lost ODI series to Sri Lanka and Test series losses against New Zealand and Australia.
Following India’s BGT loss, Gambhir has been facing severe criticism with former cricketers calling him ‘hypocrite’. Amid all these, Rana, who blossomed at KKR and also made his India debut, both under Gambhir cam in support of the 43-year-old.
Taking to Instagram, Rana wrote, “Criticising someone due to personal insecurities is not good.” The fast bowler further called Gambhir as someone who always backs players. “Gauti bhaiya is someone who thinks more for others than himself.
“He always backs players when they are down and put them in the limelight when things go our way. He has shown this on multiple occasions. He has a lot of knowledge on how to turn games in your favour,” Rana added on his Instagram Story.
