File photo of India coach Gautam Gambhir and ex-BCCI president Sourav Ganguly© AFP
Gautam Gambhir has been under scrutiny since India lost the Border Gavaskar Trophy against Australia. There were reports that his position as India's head coach could be on shaky ground. In the middle of this, Gambhir was attacked by former India batsman Manoj Tiwary. Gautam Gambhir and Manoj Tiwary share a troubled history. The two clashed during their time in IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders. Also, in the Ranji Trophy 2015, Bengal's Tiwary and Delhi's Gambhir had a heated argument during a match at the Feroz Shah Kotla pitch. The incident was covered by every media house as it happened in broad daylight during the match.
Tiwary opened the fight saying that Gambhir also attacked Sourav Ganguly. Tiwary said Gambhir gave it to him 'ma-behen ki gali'.
“I have never heard anyone express such abuses. If someone abuses your mother, you should not stop it. I am not someone who can deal with abuses in silence. I asked him, 'Gauti bhai, why are you talking like this? ' ' Then it was over. Then I lost my cool. He said 'meet me tonight, I will hit you'. The match took place in Delhi. No player ever spoke to me like that heard words coming out of his mouth,” Tiwary said on Lallantop.
“The umpire came in between and he pushed him away too. Then the over ended and I was at the end of the non-striker. He came mid-way and started abusing me again. Umpires can't do much. He's a big player. ” , and they fear he may use his influence against them. Then Sourav Ganguly was new to the board. He even started talking absolute nonsense about Sourav Ganguly saying that 'you are doing the same'. He said this on the ground.
“Did you tell Sourav Ganguly about the incident?” the anchor asked Tiwary.
'He said'big hi'…the way he speaks,'dekhta hu'. It was my job to tell him. I think Gautam Gambhir has anger issues,” Tiwary replied.
Gautam Gambhir's contract with the Indian cricket team as coach may be reviewed after the 2025 Champions Trophy, according to a report by news agency PTI.
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