How Team India's Test empire crumbled in a year of white-ball glory
India's men's cricket team experienced a bewildering 2025, marked by Champions Trophy glory and Shubman Gill's rise, yet overshadowed by a chaotic coaching tenure and a faltering Test record. Misplaced strategies on home pitches led to significant defeats, contrasting with white-ball success, highlighting a team management seemingly mired in doubt.
India's men's cricket team experienced a bewildering 2025, marked by Champions Trophy glory and Shubman Gill's rise, yet overshadowed by a chaotic coaching tenure and a faltering Test record. Misplaced strategies on home pitches led to significant defeats, contrasting with white-ball success, highlighting a team management seemingly mired in doubt.
