Ind vs Aus: Is there rift between Team India Captain Rohit Sharma & coach Gautam Gambhir?

Following India’s poor show in the second and the third Test against Australia, speculation is rife among several fans and some experts that there is a divide in the Indian dressing room and there is rift between captain Rohit Sharma and head coach Gautam Gambhir.

According to former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali, Rohit and Gambhir are not on the same page since Gambhir was appointed as Rahul Dravid’s successor in July, earlier this year.

“Rohit Sharma and Gautam Gambhir are not on the same page, be it the one-day tournament in Sri Lanka; Bangladesh, which was a weak series; or the New Zealand series after that,” said Basit on his official YouTube channel.

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“In the second and third Tests, Rohit and Gambhir are not on the same page, like Rahul Dravid was. He and Rohit were not on the same page,” he further said.

“In all three Tests matches, a different spinner played. In two Test matches, they batted after winning the toss, but here they chose to bowl. There are three left-handers in the Australian batting. So why not Washington Sundar and why not Ravichandran Ashwin? Anybody who understands cricket will definitely talk about it,” he added.

Notably, in reply to Australia’s first innings total of 445, India are currently struggling in their batting with 51 for the loss of four wickets at stumps of day three.