The debate between coach and players should not go out… Gautam Gambhir broke his silence on the dressing room controversy

Before the Sydney Test, Team India's head coach Gautam Gambhir has given a statement on the dressing room controversy. He said in a press conference on Thursday that the debate between the coach and the players should remain in the dressing room only. As long as there are honest people in the dressing room, Indian cricket will be in safe hands.

The fifth and final match of the Border Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia will be played in Sydney from Friday (January 3). Team India is trailing 1-2 in the series. To keep the hopes of reaching the final of the World Test Championship alive, Team India will have to win the Sydney Test. However, it will also have to depend on the results of the series between Sri Lanka and Australia. If Sri Lanka defeats Australia 2-0 or 1-0, then the path of Team India to reach the final will be clear.

What is the dressing room controversy?

Talking about the dressing room controversy, on Wednesday an English website revealed that everything is not going well in Team India. After the defeat in Melbourne, Gautam Gambhir was very angry with the players. Senior players were also on his target. According to the report, Gambhir had said that enough is enough.

The report also said that some seniors did not want Jasprit Bumrah to captain the Perth Test. The first Test of the series between the two teams was played in Perth itself. Bumrah captained that match. Rohit Sharma could not play this match due to personal reasons. Team India won the match and took a 1-0 lead in the series.

What did Gambhir say?

Gautam Gambhir said in the press conference, dressing room talks between coach and players should remain limited to that only. Indian cricket is in safe hands as long as there are honest people in the dressing room. Only one thing can keep you in the team and that is performance.

He further said that the team first spirit matters the most. Players can play their traditional game, but in team sports, individual players only contribute.

Injured Akashdeep will remain out

Responding to a question, Gautam Gambhir said that fast bowler Akashdeep will not be able to play in the fifth Test. He said, Akash is out due to back problem. I hope we will be able to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The only thing that should be discussed is how we have played in this series.