Team India, which has emerged as the strongest force in T20 cricket in the last 3-4 years, has had to face a surprising defeat. Such a defeat, the story of which was written within just 72 hours and before these 72 hours, there was no inkling or idea or expectation of it even for a moment in anyone's mind. Ireland, a small cricket country, defeated Team India in the T20 series. Not just defeated but made a clean sweep of the two-match series 2-0. Ireland not only made its own history with this victory, but also spoiled the graph of the Indian team, which has fallen at different levels during the last two years during the tenure of coach Gautam Gambhir.

Whatever was not thought, happened in critical times.

When in Belfast on 26 June When Ireland defeated Team India When it lost in the first match, it was the first time that it had won against India in any format. But even then hardly anyone would have thought that after 2 days the Irish team would oust the current T20 World Champion (2 times in a row). But this happened and this result is as bad as the Test series defeat by South Africa last year and New Zealand the year before that. Or perhaps worse.

Ever since (July 2024) Gautam Gambhir became the coach of Team India, Team India has played a different kind of cricket and has seen strange results. He transformed the Indian team into a force in white ball cricket, especially in the T20 format. The player on whom the bet was made was correct. Asia Cup and T20 World Cup 2026 are proof of this success. Team India has not lost any T20 series in last 2 years, this is also proof of that. Also, the success of Champions Trophy 2025 (ODI title) is like icing on the cake.

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1. But apart from these successes, Team India saw such a period of failures, which was almost impossible in the last two decades. If your memory has become blurred then it is time to refresh it-
2. For the first time, Team India lost a match against Ireland in any format and then lost the series as well.
3. Team India has lost a T20 series for the first time after winning 2-0 on the tour of Ireland in 2023 and remaining unbeaten in 16 consecutive series and tournaments till the T20 World Cup 2026.
4. For the first time since 2019, a team has made a clean sweep of India in the T20 bilateral series.
5. By winning the first match of the Test series in 2024, New Zealand achieved success in winning a Test match in India after 36 years.
6. But not just one win, but New Zealand made a clean sweep by winning all three consecutive matches, which was New Zealand's first series win in India.
7. With New Zealand's victory, for the first time since 2011, India had to lose a Test series at home.
8. This was the first time in the history of cricket, when a team clean swept Team India in at least a 3-Test series at home.
9. New Zealand bowled out India for 45 runs in the first innings of the Bengaluru Test of this series. For the first time, Team India was out on a score of less than 50 runs in a Test innings at home.
10. For the first time since 1999, South Africa came to India in 2025 and won the Test series and not only won, it made a clean sweep of 2-0.
11. Gambhir became the first Indian coach in the last 25 years, under whom Team India lost 2 Test series at home.
12. Team India lost the ODI series to Sri Lanka after a long gap of 27 years.
13. Team India also faced defeat for the first time in the home ODI series against New Zealand.