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Manoj Tiwary on Gautam Gambhir: India has lost three big series after Gautam Gambhir became the coach. Former cricketer Manoj Tiwari has held Gautam Gambhir responsible for this.
Gautam Gambhir took over as Indian coach in July 2024.
New Delhi: After Gautam Gambhir became the coach, India has lost three big series. For this reason, many former cricketers have started raising questions on Gambhir’s coaching. It is as if former cricketer Manoj Tiwari has opened the front. He has called Gambhir a hypocrite and a credit stealer. After Manoj Tiwari’s attack, many cricketers came out in support of Gautam Gambhir. Nitish Rana and now Harshit Rana have posted on social media in favor of Gambhir.
Criticism of any captain or coach after a series loss or poor performance is not surprising. This is a very common thing, which everyone faces. If Manoj Tiwari’s personal attack on the Indian coach is left aside, then he has said some things which Gambhir has also said earlier. Manoj Tiwari says that Gautam Gambhir was made the coach on the basis of his performance in IPL. He also adds that the IPL victory was a team victory, the credit for which was taken by Gautam Gambhir.
Manoj Tiwari’s words are similar to what Gautam Gambhir has been saying about Team India winning the World Cup. Gambhir said many times that we did not win the World Cup (2011) because of one six. By saying this he directly attacks the then captain MS Dhoni. Watch Gambhir’s old interviews. They are found singing praises of the performance of Yuvraj Singh and Zaheer Khan, the gist of which is that everyone should have got the credit that MS Dhoni got for becoming the world champion.
Accusations of dominating the captain
Even on Gautam Gambhir’s role as a mentor in IPL, critics have been saying that he knows how to dominate the captain. If KKR won the IPL in 2024, the credit for it went to coach Gambhir more than captain Shreyas Iyer. For the first time it was seen that no team retained its captain. On the other hand, Gambhir was made the Indian coach as soon as the IPL ended. In such a situation, if any cricketer questions Gambhir’s performance as a coach, then he cannot be blindly called wrong. By the way, Manoj Tiwari has also raised questions on former captain MS Dhoni. After retiring last year, he had said that his career could not take off because of MS Dhoni.
Nitish and Harshit Rana jump into controversy
The involvement of active cricketers Nitish Rana and Harshit Rana in this entire controversy is beyond comprehension. Review or criticism of a coach is common in cricket or any sport. In such a situation, Nitish and Harshit Rana could have stayed away from this controversy. It is not a show of strength that if someone has criticized the coach then one should prove one’s commitment by posting in his favor.
What did Harshit Rana write?
Harshit Rana has supported Gautam Gambhir by sharing his Instagram story. He wrote, ‘It is not right to criticize someone due to personal insecurity. Gauti Bhaiya is a person who thinks about others more than himself. When a player is going through bad form, they encourage him and when things are in his favour, they bring him into the limelight. He has done this many times. He knows very well when and how to turn the game in his favor.
Gambhir, Nitish and Harshit all have connections with Delhi.
Medium pacer Harshit Rana had an excellent performance while making his debut in the Perth Test against Australia. His selection is considered Gambhir’s MasterCard. Harshit is a Delhi cricketer and has played for KKR in the IPL under the mentorship of Gambhir. Nitish Rana has also been playing for Delhi along with Gambhir. Nitish has also been in KKR for a long time. At present he has left Delhi and joined UP.