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Hans India
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- Hans India
BCCI Likely to Reshuffle Indian Cricket Coaching Staff After England Series
The BCCI is planning big changes in the Indian cricket team after the Test series against England. Head coach Gautam Gambhir is safe for now, but the same cannot be said for the bowling coach Morne Morkel and assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate. The board will review the coaching staff's performance and may take final decisions after the Asia Cup in September. Many fans and experts are unhappy with recent team selections. One example is the dropping of wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav, which led to criticism. Some reports say there may be a lack of agreement between the team management and selectors. The decision to play Anshul Kamboj over Kuldeep has especially upset people. The BCCI is also unhappy with the performance of Morne Morkel, who they feel has not helped any fast bowlers grow. They are watching the chief selector Ajit Agarkar and East Zone selector Shiv Sundar Das too. With India's next Test series coming up against the West Indies, some staff changes are expected soon.


Time of India
39 minutes ago
- Time of India
Gautam Gambhir vs the Oval curator fracas: A complete timeline of the heated argument
London: India's head coach Gautam Gambhir and support staff interact with a groundsman during a training session ahead of the fifth Test cricket match between India and England, at the Oval cricket ground, in London. (PTI Photo/R Senthilkumar) The final Test of the ongoing India-England series just got a fiery prelude. Two days ahead of the decider, Indian head coach Gautam Gambhir was involved in a heated argument with Oval curator Lee Fortis. The clash reportedly stemmed from a disagreement over the level of access granted to Indian players in the playing area. Team India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak revealed the reason behind the heated argument. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW! "When we were looking at pitch, they asked us to stand 2.5m away. We were wearing joggers. It was very odd. Looking at wicket with rubber spike, nothing wrong. We see ground is not damaged. Its a pitch, not antique,' he told reporters. IND vs ENG: Gautam Gambhir loses cool during heated exchange with ground staff at The Oval ahead of 5th Test "Curator yelled at support staff when they were getting ice box. Gambhir objected at that. The way he spoke irked Gambhir. Everyone knows curator at The Oval is not the easiest person to deal with," he said. Here's the full text of the heated conversation that took place between Gambhir and Oval curator 🔴 Curator: Don't swear again, don't swear again or I'll report you to the match referee. 🔴 Gambhir: Go report. Go do whatever you want to do. Go F*** o** now. 🔴Kotak and Curator in a conversation Gambhir jumps in and tells Kotak: Tell this a**, tell him to f*** o** report it to the match-referee. Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Dementia Has Been Linked To a Common Habit. Do You Do It? Memory Health Click Here Undo by Taboola by Taboola Don't f***ing get into a discussion with him. 🔴 Curator: Inaudible 🔴 Gambhir: You stop it. Don't tell us what we need to do. You don't tell us what we need to do. You don't tell us what we need to do. 🔴 Curator: Inaudible 🔴 Gambhir: Ok, you don't tell any of us what we need to do. You don't tell us. You don't have any right to tell us. You don't have any right to tell us what we need to do, ok? You are just a groundsman, so just stay in your capacity. You are just a groundsman, nothing beyond that. Just a groundsman. 🔴 Curator: Inaudible 🔴 Gambhir: You are just a groundsman. Just a groundsman, stay in your capacity. Catch Rani Rampal's inspiring story on Game On, Episode 4. Watch Here!


NDTV
39 minutes ago
- NDTV
Team India Break Silence On Gautam Gambhir's Spat With Oval Pitch Curator: "Never Seen..."
India head coach Gautam Gambhir was on Tuesday involved in a heated exchange of words with the Oval's chief curator Lee Fortis and was heard telling him "you don't tell us what we need to do" while pointing fingers at the groundstaff. The Oval will host the fifth and final Test between India and England from Thursday, and the Indian team has hit the ground running two days after staging a remarkable comeback to draw the fourth match in Manchester. India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak said the altercation took place after the visitors were asked to stand "2.5 metres from the wicket". However, he said the Indian team will not be filing any complaint. 'Honestly, one of ground staff came and said (that we were required to) stand 2.5 metre from the wicket and 'go outside the rope and see the wicket'. I have never seen something like that,' Kotak told the media later. 'No complaint is needed for this,' he added. Kotak said the Indian squad members were not wearing spikes so there was no element of danger to the surface. 'Before this game, we had an idea that the curator is not the easiest person to work with. Being possessive is good but no so much. We had joggers on (and) not spikes so there was no danger,' he said. During the training session, videos that have now gone viral on social media clearly showed an upset Gambhir getting into a verbal altercation with the curator, prompting Kotak to intervene and douse the situation. The tiff started when Fortis told Gambhir: "I will have to report this" and to that the Indian head coach replied rather tersely: "You go and report whatever you want to report." Kotak stepped in at this point, took the Englishman to a different corner and said: "We won't damage anything." Other Indian support staff such as bowling coach Morne Morkel and assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate were seen listening keenly to the argument. While it was not clear why the two got into an argument, Gambhir and Fortis appeared to be arguing over the conditions of the pitches for practice. However, Gambhir turned back again to tell Fortis that he should not be telling his side "what to do." "You can't tell us what to do. You are just one of the groundsmen, nothing beyond," Gambhir was seen telling in the video. Fortis and Gambhir then went their separate ways, with the India coach returning to oversee the net session. Later while walking from the field to his room, Fortis said: "It's a big game, and he (Gambhir) is a bit touchy." Meanwhile, Sai Sudharsan, who registered a half-century and a duck in the Manchester Test, was the first one to arrive at the venue for practice, where left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav was also seen putting in some hard yards. Left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh too was seen bowling under the watchful eyes of Morkel.