The Transition Trap: Gautam Gambhir's Convenient Excuse for India's Struggles Gautam Gambhir's tenure as head coach of the Indian cricket team has been marked by his reliance on the "transition" narrative, which allows him to gloss over poor performances and attribute them to rebuilding a team.
This crutch is most evident after defeats, when he invokes transition as a justification for India's woes. Recent setbacks have brought back memories of Gambhir's previous attempts to use transition as an excuse.
After being whitewashed in the Test series against South Africa at home, he spoke about the team undergoing transition in both spin bowling and batting.