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Manoj Tiwari accused Gautam Gambhir: There was a shock result for the India national cricket team on Sunday as they suffered their first T20I series loss in three years as the Ireland national cricket team defeated the Men in Blue 2-0 at the Civil Service Cricket Club in Stormont, Belfast, Ireland. Lorcan Tucker’s team created history by defeating Shreyas Iyer’s Team India by one run and winning the series.
Shreyas Iyer’s captaincy tenure got off to a rocky start as the T20 World Cup champions were completely stunned by an inexperienced Irish team. The Men in Blue failed to chase 183 runs in the first match and then 155 runs in the second match. Fans and many former cricketers have also criticized captain and head coach Gautam Gambhir.
“I told you to address the elephant in the room” – Manoj Tiwari takes a dig at Gautam Gambhir
India face a tough series against England in their next tour, where they will take on the Three Lions for a five-match T20I series starting on Wednesday, July 1. Earlier, former India batsman Manoj Tiwari has taken a dig at the Men in Blue and asked who will be responsible for the defeat against Ireland.
“India can win the World Cup in South Africa. India can also win the T20 series against Ireland. But what about the T20 series lost against Ireland? Who will be responsible for it? I asked you to address the elephant in the room, but no one believed me.”
“Will start blaming Shreyas Iyer”- Manoj Tiwari on Shreyas Iyer
Manoj Tiwary has supported Shreyas Iyer and believes that the India captain cannot be blamed for this defeat, as many fans and PR agencies have been trolling him after the series defeat. Tiwari also believes that the fault is not of the players but of head coach Gautam Gambhir.
“I know that PR agencies and friends of the so-called decision-maker will start blaming Shreyas Iyer,” Manoj Tiwari said in a post on his X account.
He said, “It is not just Shreyas Iyer’s fault as a batsman, it is also the fault of other batsmen who did not perform well. The system will corner and pin point Shreyas Iyer for this series defeat. It is not the players but the elephant who sits silently in the dressing room and remains silent most of the time. It is time we addressed this issue.”
“Didn’t live up to your expectations”- Manoj Tiwari blames Gautam Gambhir for accusing Washington Sundar
Manoj Tiwary criticized Gautam Gambhir for not playing in-form Vaibhav Suryavanshi and sticking with all-rounder Washington Sundar in the first game and then playing Suryansh Shedge in the second game. Many experts believed that Ireland might have a chance to test him before the England series.
Manoj Tiwary said, “Why wouldn’t you play them in the playing eleven from the very first game? Rather, you chose to go with guys who had performed well in the World Cup before the IPL. You thought they would perform the same in the Ireland series as well.”
He concluded, “Your so-called part-time passion has not lived up to your expectations, so you just played him one game. Therefore, you are not consistent in your decision making. It is very sad to see India losing the series against Ireland.”
