'Gambhir Era Starts With Humiliating Loss': Team India suffer 1st ODI Series defeat to SL since 1997

Away from the Paris Olympics setback, Team India could not find a reason to celebrate on the cricket field as well. Rohit Sharma's men have suffered a humiliating loss in the 3rd ODI against Sri Lanka. Chasing 249 at the R. Premadasa Stadium, in Colombo, the men-in-blue bundled out at just 138, suffering a crushing defeat of 110 runs. With the win, Sri Lanka have taken an unassailable 2-0 lead to win the ODI series against India. The first ODI ended in a draw, and following that Sri Lanka registered couple of wins.Also Read | IND vs SL, 3rd ODI: Sri Lanka beat India by 110 runs to win series 2-0Gautam Gambhir era starts on a losing noteThe loss puts focus on Gautam Gambhir, as this was his debut series as Team India head coach. While his reign started on a positive note in the T20I scene, where India manufactured a clean sweep of 3-0 over Sri Lanka, it turned out to be completely opposite when it comes to ODIs.India's loss has become a trending subject on social media. India are enduring severe flak as this is the first time they have lost a bilateral ODI series against Sri Lanka since 1997. Some reactions also highlight the exceptional performance put in by Sri Lanka. Here are a few of the many reactions making waves on the micro-blogging platform X.Also Read | India All-Rounder Defends Batters Amidst Sri Lanka ODI StrugglesReactions on Team India's LossSri Lanka must be a very happy cricket team tonight. They have beaten India after 27 years. Congrats to Sanath Jayasuriya and Asalanka.Special mentions to Avishka Fernando and Dunith Wellalage for today.👌— Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99) August 7, 2024 The Gambhir era starts with a massive one day series loss. 🥺— Ankit Jain (@indiantweeter) August 7, 2024 Now where are those fools who think that KKR won IPL because of Gautam Gambhir, He can't even win against tinpot Sri Lanka. 😂We won IPL because of the brilliant captaincy of one and only Sir Shreyas Iyer. 🐐 pic.twitter.com/HSCJUQyBzb— Harsh (@harshfu_) August 7, 2024 Not our day , not our good time but defeat acceptable ,Well Played Sri Lanka 🦾 Well Played India 🦾 We surely bounce back Stronger in upcoming series vs Bangladesh 🗿#SLvIND #RohitSharma𓃵 #Rohitsharma #INDvsSL pic.twitter.com/9MDUcuFmG4— Prayag Nayak (@PrayagNayak7) August 7, 2024 Positives from India vs Sri Lanka ODI series.🏏1. Harshit Rana uncapped2. Shivam Dube exposed3. Rinku Singh saved pic.twitter.com/St5mHqGSMO— KKR Fan Army 🇮🇳 ™ (@KKRKaFan) August 7, 2024 The Sri Lanka tour ends on a mixed note. Team India will return to action against the series Bangladesh.

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'Gambhir Era Starts With Humiliating Loss': Team India suffer 1st ODI Series defeat to SL since 1997

Rohit Sharma's men have suffered a humiliating loss in the 3rd ODI against Sri Lanka. Chasing 249, India bundled out at 138, losing the match by 110 runs.

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