‘There’ll Be A Lot Of Disturbances’: EX-IND Batter Warns Gambhir & Rohit About ‘Cracks In The Team’ – News18

Last Updated:October 27, 2024, 18:15 IST

Manoj Tiwary warned captain Rohit Sharma and head coach Gautam Gambhir of ‘cracks in the dressing room’ after the historic loss.

Manoj Tiwary came down heavily on captain Rohit Sharma and head coach Gautam Gambhir after New Zealand ended India’s record run of 18 consecutive home test series victories dating to 2012. New Zealand hence became only the fourth team to win a test series in India since 1990 after South Africa, Australia and England.

The former Indian cricketer also warned Rohit and Gambhir of “cracks in the team”.

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“India’s biggest enemy was the weather in Bengaluru, because they had prepared a turning track. After winning the toss India had the opportunity to field, but I don’t know why they opted to bat first, and that is where it all started. First, they got the team selection wrong, then after losing the first Test, they made three changes,” Tiwary was quoted sa saying to Cricbuzz.

“Well, you could call that Washington Sundar change an inspiring one, but that doesn’t mean that Kuldeep Yadav could not get them wickets. So they felt the dearth of batting options, and hence, they wanted Sundar to contribute lower down the order. That is why India went out of their way to get him in. What this will lead to is in the coming days there will be a lot of disturbances in the team, there will be cracks in the team. You already have a spin-bowling all-rounder in Axar Patel, who picked up wickets in spinning conditions previously. But you ignored him and then benched Kuldeep in the second Test. You did not play Akash Deep in Bengaluru, but included him in the second Test, where you did not give him the ball in the second innings. Then you did not start with Jasprit Bumrah in the attack. All these things will backfired,” he added.

The Indian men’s cricket team will look to get a consolation win in the third and final match fo their three-Test series, which gets underway in Mumbai on Friday.

(With inputs from Agencies)