Overview

• Gambhir said in a televised interview that he will not let the team forget the New Zealand series, stressing it as a lesson against taking opponents for granted.
• His comments aired on Star Sports/JioHotstar during the lunch break of Day 2 of the West Indies Test in a conversation with Aakash Chopra.
• India were swept 3-0 by New Zealand in Bengaluru, Pune and Mumbai in 2024, their first home Test series defeat in 12 years and their first winless home series since 2000.
• The whitewash significantly hurt India’s World Test Championship prospects, which were later ended by a 3-1 series loss in Australia.
• The defeat coincided with transition in personnel as Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and R. Ashwin later exited Tests, Shubman Gill took over leadership, and Gambhir highlighted away resilience and recent white-ball titles including the Champions Trophy and Asia Cup.