Gautam Gambhir gets into the animated and heated chat with an oval curator before the fifth test against England. (Timesofindia.com)
Timesofindia.com in London: The head coach of India Gautam Gambhir and Groundstaff of the Ooval were involved in a heated exchange on Tuesday, two days before the start of the fifth and final test of the ongoing Anderson-Tendelkar Trophy.The India team, who arrived in London on Monday, was to plan the first training session on Tuesday. However, the head coach Gautam Gambhir was reportedly dissatisfied with the facilities provided to the guest team.The conversation escalated to a significant quarrel and coach Gambhira visibly furious. He was seen repeatedly pointed to the ground staff and shouted, “You can’t tell us what to do!” The situation became tense and the duo had to be separated by the coach of Sitansho Kotak and other members of the Indian Support Staff.Timesofindia.com learned that the oval ground staff threatened to complain against the head coach of India. Gambhir was reportedly shouting back: “You can go and report to anyone who you want but you can’t tell us what to do.”
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The India Batting Coach Sitanshu Kotak team revealed the reason for the heated argument.“When we looked at the playground, we asked us to build 2.5 m. We were wearing runners. It was very strange. Looking at the gum with a rubber tip, nothing wrong. We see that the soil is not damaged.“The curator screamed at the support staff when they got on the ice.The fifth and last test of the series is scheduled to start on Thursday.
Here are complete texts of a heated conversation that took place between Gambhir and Oval curator
🔴Curator: I will swear, swear again, or I will report you to the Referee.🔴Gambhir: Go Report. Go do what you want to do. Go f *** o ** now.🔴 Kotak and curator in the Gambhir conversation jumps inside and says Kotak: Say it **, tell him to report it to the match-Refere. Don’t discuss with him.🔴Curator: Inaudible🔴 Gambhir: You stop it. Don’t tell us what we have to do. You don’t tell us what we have to do. You don’t tell us what we have to do.🔴Curator: Inaudible🔴Gambir: Okay, you won’t tell any of us what we have to do. You don’t tell us. You have no right to tell us. Don’t you have the right to tell us what we have to do well? You are just an extension, so stay in your office. You’re just earthly, nothing behind it. Only earthly.🔴Curator: Inaudible🔴Gambhir: You’re just Groundsman. Just a treasurer, stay in your office.
