Former India batter Aakash Chopra has rubbished the rumours of head coach Gautam Gambhir’s ouster if the employees fails to positioned on a gift in direction of Australia inside the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Gambhir and the senior players have come beneath the scanner after India had been whitewashed at dwelling by New Zealand, their first Test assortment loss at dwelling in nearly 12 years. Few days once more, a report in Dainik Jagran urged that Gambhir might very properly be far from his place in Test cricket if India fail to impress inside the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, starting November 22.
The report moreover added that former India batter and current National Cricket Academy (NCA) chief VVS Laxman might very properly be requested to take up the place. However, However, Chopra has discarded the narrative, claiming that it was unfold with “malicious intent.”
“I feel it is an absolute rumour. This news seems absolutely baseless that if Team India doesn’t perform well in Border-Gavaskar Trophy, then change the coach. Have different coaches for different formats. I’d say it’s a little too soon. I see this rumour being floated around with malicious intent. Gambhir has just been made the head coach. It does not happen like this that if players are not performing, fire the coach. This is not the way. I do not agree with this thinking at all. I am discarding this kind of report,” Chopra acknowledged in a video on his YouTube channel.
However, Chopra urged that Gambhir must be held accountable for the loss as a result of the BCCI had accepted all of his demand, along with the need to have his private instructing employees, sooner than appointing him.
“Whatever Gautam asked for, the BCCI gave him. Publicly, Gautam had said in the past that Team India should have Indian coaches but when he asked for Ryan ten Doeschate and Morne Morkel, the board agreed. When Gautam asked for senior players in Sri Lanka, the board said yes to it. Liberty was given in making pitches as well. When so much happens, then accountability is obvious,” he added.
India’s tour of Australia will kick off with the primary Test in Perth, starting from November 22.
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