Gambhir, who took over as coach on July 9, is learnt to have talked about how he had let the team do what it wanted for the “last six months” but would now “decide” how they would play. In a veiled warning to players to toe the line, he is learnt to have said that going ahead, those who don’t abide by his pre-decided team strategy would be given a “thank you”.
Multiple sources in Indian cricket have said the atmosphere in the dressing room is far from ideal. There has been some tension in the camp for a while now, in fact, since before the first Test in Australia. It’s learnt that Gambhir had pressed for the inclusion of Cheteshwar Pujara, the out-of-favour Test specialist with 100 matches behind him, but the selectors shot it down. Even after the Perth Test that India won, Gambhir was still talking about Pujara, it’s learnt.
Though Gambhir didn't take names, the gist of his speech was about how the players were doing their own thing in the name of “natural game”, instead of playing according to the situation.
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