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Following India’s humiliating 1-3 loss against Australia in the recently Border-Gavaskar Trophy, former Indian cricketer Manoj Tiwary slammed head coach Gautam Gambhir by calling him as a ‘hypocrite’.
“Gautam Gambhir is a hypocrite. He doesn’t do what he says. The captain (Rohit) is from Mumbai, Abhishek Nayar is from Mumbai. Rohit has been pushed to the forefront. There is no one to speak for Jalaj Saxena. He performs well but keeps quiet,” said Tiwary during a recent interaction.
“What is the use of a bowling coach? Whatever the coach says, he will agree. Morne Morkel came from Lucknow Super Giants. Abhishek Nayar was at Kolkata Knight Riders with Gambhir and the Indian head coach knows that he will not go against his instructions,” he added.
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Moreover, Tiwary also believes that the relationship between Gambhir and Rohit is not ideal. He pointed out that although Rohit is a World Cup-winning captain, Gambhir’s captaincy success has been limited to the IPL only.
However, Nitish Rana has come out in strong support of former Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) captain and mentor Gautam Gambhir.
“Criticism should be based on facts, not personal insecurities. Gauti Bhaiyya is one of the most selfless players I’ve ever met. He shoulders responsibility in times of distress like no other. Performance doesn’t need any PR. The trophies speak for themselves,” Rana wrote on social media account X (earlier known as Twitter).
