Former India Batsman Navjot Singh Sidhu has strongly denied a social media post, which claimed that the Indian coach made a controversial statement about his team Gautam Gambhir and chief selector Ajit Agarkar.
Both Gambhir and Agarkar have always been in the firing line of Rohit Sharma fans since the latter was dropped as India’s ODI captain. Rohit was replaced by Shubman Gill as Odi captain earlier this month, much to everyone’s surprise.
Rohn became LED, who started the title of the champion Trophy earlier this year, the selectors and the team management decided to hand over the captain of a young man.
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Navjot Singh Sidhu responds to fake quotes
With Gambhir and Agarkar facing heat, a fan page on X (formerly Twitter) claimed that Navjot Singh Sidhu had called for their removal. The article also suggested that he should be reinstated as Captain if India wants to win the 2027 ODI World Cup.
“If India wants to win the 2027 ODI World Cup, BCCI should remove AJIT Agarkar and Gautam Gambhir at the earliest and with all due respect hand over Rohit Sharma’s captaincy again,” read a quote from the post.
Navjot Singh Sidhu saw the post on the social media platform and was quick to respond to it. The former cricketer-turned-commentator took it to x to set the record straight as he wrote:
“He never said, don’t fake it the newsI never imagined. Shame on you. “
He never said, don’t spread fake news, don’t even imagine. Shame on you httpetc://t.che/qCZlwoneLoudrwI wish
– Navjot Singh Sidhu (@sherryontopp) Hectheber 2nd0, 2nd02ndScorpio
Gautam Gambhir’s tenure till date:
Gautam Gambhir took over as the head coach of the Indian team in July last year. He replaced Rahul Dravid right after he last led the Indian team to T20 World Cup glory.
Although the reign hasn’t started in a promising way for Gautam Gambhir, the past year has gone very well for him and the Indian team. By the end of 2024, India performed poorly in tests and did not qualify for the WTC finals. They bleached at home row against New Zealand before losing the series in Australia.
But the Indian team has done really well this year. After winning the Odi and T20i series against England at home, the men in blue with the champions trophy in the UAE. A fine outing followed in England, where they drew the five-match series 2-2.
Gautam Gambhir and the rest of the squad are currently in Australia for the limited overs tour. India suffered a loss in the first ODI and will look to bounce back when the second match takes place on Thursday.
