Current Indian head coach Gautam Gambhir often makes headlines for his stoic personality and stubborn nature, which often lands him on the wrong side of both players and official figures. Now, a former rival has made some bold comments on the former cricketer’s arrogant nature and habit of bullying others.
Gautam Gambhir He has been an interesting character since his days playing for India. He has always been known to be a charming character on the field, and over the years in the IPL, he has had several ugly confrontations with his own Indian teammates, who represent different franchises in the T20 league.
Despite his short-tempered nature and courageous character, Gambhir has been remarkably successful in his career. Many have praised his character as a captain and his steadfast attitude even against the greats of the game. His comment of ‘one ball doesn’t win the match’ against MS Dhoni after the ICC World Cup 2011 victory was a living example of his steadfast approach.
Delhi selector made a big revelation on Gautam Gambhir’s arrogant nature.
Due to this boldness of his character, Gambhir has found himself trapped in many controversial situations not once but on many occasions. During his playing days for Delhi, he had a massive clash with the then Delhi selector Atul Wasan, when he accused the selectors of not informing him about his removal from the captaincy.
The former Delhi selector has now made a controversial claim during a YouTube live session, where he alleged that player They are not always happy under the leadership of Gautam Gambhir, who sometimes bullies and often hurts others with his arrogant nature.
“I have known him personally since he was a kid. I have my own problems with him. With him, it’s about my way or the highway. He is like that, and he bullies a lot in Delhi cricket too. His very nature is like that. Right from the beginning, he was money-minded, by nature, an excellent player and he is intelligent. His ego is on a different level,” Vasan said in a recent YouTube show with Vicky Lalwani.
He said that Gambhir believes that his words are final and if you do not conform to them then you will have to face consequences. However, he also admitted that perhaps it is because of his nature that he has achieved so much in cricket.
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Atul has never held back whenever he speaks against Gautam Gambhir, which might be a result of their rivalry dating back to their playing days. Along with revealing his arrogant side, he also revealed that Gambhir has always been a bully.
He also observed that this may be one reason why he often gets involved in confrontations with another alpha male character. Indian team,Virat Kohli. The former selector also claimed that this boosts Gambhir’s morale as he has always been a warrior and hates to give up in anything.
He said, “The player he has become is because of his temperament. He can’t give his best unless he fights. He probably goes to his house and fights with mirrors. He likes to put himself in a mood. But he doesn’t retire; he needs to get off this horse. He thinks it still motivates him. That’s why he is facing Kohli: ultra-aggressiveness from Delhi and an alpha-male type of personality. He has lost and won.”
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The final blow was yet to come for the Indian coach, whose coaching role has already been under threat due to India’s poor performance in red-ball cricket in recent times and the ODI series defeat against New Zealand at home. The only positive thing for them is winning the T20 World Cup.
He revealed, “I’m sure not all players can live in a happy place. Someone might be sleeping on needles; it happens. Personal likes and dislikes, and that too with such a strong personality. With personal likes and dislikes, and leading them with the stick, if you keep winning, it’s fine. But if you lose, you need to listen to criticism.”
Despite being pressed to name players who specifically disliked Gautam Gambhir, the former Delhi selector claimed that he knew many of them but could not name them on the show. Moreover, cricket is a team sport and if the coach wins even without those players then no one will listen to the players.
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