Sunil Gavaskar criticizes the Indian coaching staff for the team's 1-3 series defeat against Australia. He questions their contribution to improving batting and queries their preparedness for upcoming challenges. The critique comes after Australia reclaimed the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and secured a World Test Championship final spot by winning in Sydney.
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