Gautam Gambhir vs The Oval curator: Batting coach Sitanshu Kotak reveals ‘foolish’ reason behind heated conversation | Cricket News

Gautam Gambhir had heated argument with the Oval’s chief curator. (Screengrab)

TimesofIndia.com in Manchester: India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir was concerned in a verbal altercation with The Oval’s pitch curator Lee Fortis throughout India’s non-obligatory coaching session on Tuesday, forward of the ultimate Test match towards England. The incident occurred when Indian bowlers have been marking their run-up areas within the nets, resulting in a public confrontation between the 2.The state of affairs escalated shortly earlier than India’s batting coach Sitanshu Kotak stepped in to diffuse the strain by pulling Fortis away, whereas Gambhir continued to specific his displeasure from a distance.Team India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak revealed the reason behind the heated argument.

“When we were looking at pitch, they asked us to stand 2.5m away. We were wearing joggers. It was very odd. Looking at wicket with rubber spike, nothing wrong. We see ground is not damaged. Its a pitch, not antique,” he told reporters.“Curator yelled at help employees after they have been getting ice field. Gambhir objected at that. The manner he spoke irked Gambhir. Everyone is aware of curator at The Oval isn’t the simplest individual to cope with,” he stated.

The batting coach also clarified that India is not going to lodge any official complaint against the curator.The Oval Curator Lee Fortis presented his side of the story and has called India coach “bit sensitive.” “You noticed what he was like this morning. He’s a bit sensitive!,” he instructed reporters. “There’s no facet of the story. You’ll should ask him that,” he added. Fortis evaded multiple attempts at providing facts of what transpired between him and Gambhir. “I’m okay we have have gotten nothing to cover right here,” he stated.

Tensions have simmered throughout the series, spilling over on multiple occasions. It began at Lord’s, where Shubman Gill visibly expressed his displeasure at England openers Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett arriving nearly 90 seconds late for their second innings.The drama peaked in Manchester, where England, sensing an inevitable draw, offered to end play early. However, Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar declined, both approaching personal milestones. Their decision didn’t sit well with Ben Stokes and his teammates, triggering a verbal spat on the field.The fifth and final Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy will start from Thursday.