Fear was created due to Gambhir, sensational claim on Team India, players are neither eating together nor roaming together.
After the defeat in the Melbourne Test, everything is not going well in Team India. However, it is being claimed in the Australian media that the Indian team has been isolated since the beginning of the Border Gavaskar Trophy. After winning the Perth Test, the players of Team India did not celebrate together. Rather, the players were divided into different groups. The Australian media has even claimed that there is a lack of communication between Team India's head coach Gautam Gambhir and the team. Because of this, there is a state of fear and confusion among the players.
Team India is divided
Writer and commentator Bharat Sundaresan has written a lot about the current state of Team India in his column in the Australian newspaper. At the same time, he wrote in a post on X, 'This is not an Indian team that is fragmented, but it is definitely fragmented and signs of restlessness and uncertainty have been emerging since the beginning of the tour before emerging after the MCG defeat'.
This is not so much an Indian team that’s fractured but it’s surely fragmented & signs of unease & uncertainty have been simmering from the start of the tour before surfacing after the MCG loss. Mt column in the @australian #AusvInd https://t.co/qCLB2AEUQb pic.twitter.com/kNLZOqrvps
— Bharat Sundaresan (@beastieboy07) January 2, 2025
An atmosphere of fear due to serious
Bharat Sundaresan claimed after meeting a reserve player of Team India that he said to me in a sad tone, 'No one tells me anything, not the team, captain or coach. I don't know what is happening'. Regarding Gautam Gambhir's press conference held just before the Sydney Test, it was said, 'Everyone got stressed due to lack of communication from the head coach, which created a situation of uncertainty and confusion'.
Praise of Shastri-Dravid
Australian media further said, Gambhir did not give a direct answer about Rohit Sharma in the press conference, rather he said we will play. It was not decided who will lead the test team. It was replied that the final playing eleven will be announced after seeing the pitch. Perhaps it has never happened before that the pitch has been cited as the reason for this. Australian media admitted that even though there is not so much fear with Gambhir, there is definitely uncertainty in the team. However, when Ravi Shastri and Rahul Dravid were the head coaches of India, the players had a sense of respect for them. But this is not the case with Gambhir.