'Guru Gambhir' surrounded from all sides, Champions Trophy will decide his career, comparison of the legend with Greg Chappell started

Cricket News Desk. All is not well in the Indian dressing room and it is no longer a secret. The defeat against Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after 10 years has created problems and head coach Gautam Gambhir is troubled by it. The head coach has been facing criticism after a string of poor results in Test matches, which led to India losing two consecutive series against New Zealand and Australia.

BCCI meeting held

This is the first time that India has failed to make it to the final of the World Test Championship (WTC). Recently, top BCCI officials met Gambhir, selection committee chairman Ajit Agarkar and captain Rohit Sharma to review India's poor performance in Australia. Meanwhile, the defeat was reviewed in Australia.

tension in the dressing room

A report by news agency PTI has now claimed that Gambhir's future will be assessed after the Champions Trophy starting on February 19. There are also growing concerns over Gambhir's efforts to end “superstar culture” in the dressing room. Since Gambhir took charge of the team, India have lost six out of 10 Tests and one ODI series in Sri Lanka. The defeat in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy has also raised questions over the future of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, as both have failed to perform well with the bat. Rohit scored only 31 runs in 3 test matches, while Virat scored 190 runs in 9 innings.

Action can be taken after Champions Trophy

“If India do not perform well in the Champions Trophy, the head coach's position could become untenable. Yes, his contract is till the 2027 World Cup, but the evaluation process is ongoing,” PTI quoted a BCCI source as saying. Results are coming. “The games are at the highest level and have not yet produced any serious concrete results.”

Gambhir wants to end superstar culture

It has come to light that the Australian team is not happy with the special demands of some star players regarding hotels and practice time during the tour. PTI quoted a source close to Gambhir's work as saying, “Gambhir wants to end the superstar culture that has been prevalent for many years.” In 2012, as captain of Kolkata Knight Riders, he dropped Brendon McCullum from the playing eleven for the IPL final. He said that the superstar culture is about to end and some players are facing problems due to this.

India's first match on 20 February

In all likelihood, Gambhir's tenure will depend on how India performs in the upcoming Champions Trophy. India has been placed in a group with Pakistan, New Zealand and Bangladesh. India will start its campaign against Bangladesh on February 20 at the Dubai International Stadium.

Is Sirius like chapel?

On the other hand, senior players believe that there is a lack of communication from their part. Amidst all this, there is also a view within the national selection committee that coaches should not interfere too much in selection matters. A former selector said that Griffith is like former coach Greg Chappell. The former selector said, “Either you remain media friendly like Ravi Shastri and keep making such statements which create the image of players as 'alpha men'.” Or let the players quietly do their thing and take the limelight, like Rahul Dravid, Gary Kirsten or John Wright. 'Chappell's method will not work in India.' There was a lot of dissatisfaction among the senior players regarding Chappell's coaching method.

Serious questions are being raised.

Even top BCCI officials are upset that Gambhir's personal assistant is supporting the team everywhere in Australia. He asked, “What was their PA doing in the national selectors' car?” He couldn't even talk in front of a stranger. How did he get a place in the BCCI hospitality box in Adelaide? What kind of breakfast was he having in this five-star hotel complex reserved for team members?