In a totally unforeseen comment following India’s 2-1 victory in the IND vs SA ODI series, head coach Gautam Gambhir responded to the Delhi Capitals’ co-owner Parth Jindal’s suggestion of the adoption of split coaching in the Indian cricket team.
India avoided the shame of losing both Test and ODI series of a bilateral tour at home for the first time since 1986-87 when they recorded a thumping nine-wicket victory over the Proteas in Visakhapatnam courtesy of Yashasvi Jaiswal’s century and half-centuries from Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.
The trio helped India haul down the target of 271 in 39.5 overs. This was India’s 10th bilateral ODI series win at home out of 11 after the 2019 World Cup.
The attention from the clinical victory in Vizag quickly moved to a bizarre statement from Gambhir, who went after Jindal, saying he “doesn’t have anything to do with cricket.”
So what is the Gautam Gambhir vs Parth Jindal controversy?
After India’s 408-run defeat in the Guwahati Test against South Africa, co-owner of Delhi Capitals Parth Jindal tweeted his opinion, suggesting a “specialist red ball coach” for the Indian Test team.
Jindal tweeted,
“Not even close, what a complete thrashing at home! Don’t remember seeing our test side being so weak at home!!!This is what happens when red ball specialists are not picked. This team is nowhere near reflective of the deep strength we possess in the red ball format. Time for India to move to a specialist red ball coach for Test cricket @BCCI”
Following India’s victory against the Proteas in the Vizag ODI, where India won the series 2-1, Gambhir responded to Jindal’s tweet in the post-match press conference. The head coach recommended Jindal to “stay in your domain.”
Gambhir said, “There were a few things said by people who didn’t have any connection to cricket. One IPL owner also wrote about split coaching. This is very surprising. It’s important for people to stay in their domain. We don’t go into their domain. So, they have no right to interfere in what we do.”
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Gambhir confirmed that T20I vice-captain Shubman Gill has recovered from his neck injury and got his fitness clearance from the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru. The coach said, “Yes, Shubman is ready to start. That’s why he has been selected. And obviously he is fit and fine, hungry to go.”
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