Team India Head Coach Gautam Gambhir: Two former Indian cricketers Gautam Gambhir and Manoj Tiwari have played together for a long time. They once played together for Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL, but their fight during a Ranji Trophy match in 2015 was much talked about. These days, Team India’s head coach Gautam is under serious criticism because the performance of the Indian team under him has been disappointing. The situation is that India has lost 6 out of the last 8 tests and has won only once. Meanwhile, former cricketer Manoj Tiwari has targeted Gambhir.
According to Hindustan Times, Manoj Tiwari said, “When I had a fight with him in the Ranji match in Delhi, everyone present there heard every word that came out of Gautam Gambhir’s mouth. Those useless things about Sourav Ganguly. They were abusing my family and some people even tried to defend them.
Questions raised on Gambhir’s strategies?
Manoj Tiwari has also raised questions on Gautam Gambhir’s strategies. He especially targeted the selection of Harshit Rana. He said, “The process of selecting players and bringing them into the playing eleven is not being implemented properly. Akashdeep was dropped for Harshit Rana. If you think that Harshit Rana is such a good bowler, then he should be given full attention.” Why didn’t you play in the series?
Why did Gambhir-Manoj fight happen?
Actually, in the year 2015, Delhi vs Bengal match was being played in Firoz Shah Kotla (now Arun Jaitley Stadium). Earlier Manoj Tiwari had come to bat without wearing a helmet, but when he saw that there was a fast bowler in front, he gestured towards the dressing room to get a helmet. At that time Delhi players felt that Manoj Tiwari had done this to waste time. What happened next, Gambhir said, “Meet me in the evening, I will kill you.” Manoj Tiwari also did not step back and said, “Is it evening, let’s go out now.” The umpire tried to intervene, but Gambhir even pushed the umpire in anger.
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