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The first practice session for Team India reached Oval for the fifth Test was not good because the pitch that was made available for practice was not fully prepared and when coach Gautam Gambhir gave the main groundsman …Read more
Gautam Gambhir, who is known for his hot mood and clear talk, came into the limelight once again from this incident. A few days ago, this time the head groundsman got trapped in the Radar of Gambhir, who took many big names in Manchester’s press conference. When Gautam gets angry, another example of what he can say was seen in the Oval.
Indian reached the ground at 9.30 as per the scheduled time and after the warm up session, when the players reached the practice pitch with the sports staff, the pitch that was reserved for India was wet when coach Gautam Gambhir went to talk to the head groundsman Lee Fortis, he said that the pitch of which was not ready, he said that you did not do your work. Hearing this, the groundsman was enraged and there was a sharp clash between the two. Seeing the matter growing, Sitanshu Kotak rescued the middle, but the groundsman Lee Fortis continued to threaten Gambhir that he would report to him, hearing that Gambhir said beep-bip and said that he should say that he should say it. Hearing this, the groundsman moved forward towards them and the scuffle will be done, but the rest of the people took over. By the way, the whole mistake is of groundsman Lee Fortis here, if they know that the Indian team has to practice in the morning, then it is their job to keep the ground healthy.
The schedule made by the team management for today was of optional practice, so 10 players who were part of the playing Eleven in Manchester did not come on the field. Captain Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Jaspreet Bumrah and Siraj all preferred to rest in the hotel. On the field, all three lamps i.e. Akash, Kuldeep and Arshdeep along with new wicketkeepers Jagdishan, Shardul and Abhimanyu Ishwaran participated. It will be interesting to see what is the effect on the practice session to be held on Wednesday in the practice session.