The atmosphere in Team India was impaired in the dressing room between the Manchester Test, a sharp debate between Gautam Gambhir and Shubman Gill

Manchester test: During the ongoing Manchester Test between India and England, there has been an atmosphere of tension within the Indian team. According to sources and media reports, there was a fierce debate between captain Shubman Gill and team head coach Gautam Gambhir over a strategy in the dressing room. The controversy began after the decision not to bowl Washington Sundar for 68 overs, which has raised many questions.

The wrong plan was heavy for the team

Significantly, on the second day of the Manchester Test, the England team raised the Indian bowlers without any hassle. The bowling of Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj and debutant Anshul Kamboj was ineffective, and England first scored 77 runs until lunch, then brought the score to 332/2. During this time the only additional spin option Washington Sundar did not consider the need to hit the ball by the captain, while Ravindra Jadeja also got a very limited spell.

Controversy started on captain’s decision

Not giving bowling to Washington Sundar became a cause of controversy. Sanjay Manjrekar also said during the commentary that the mistake is not completely of the captain, but also of coach Gautam Gambhir. Manjrekar said that a young captain may be a mistake, but the coach’s job is to intervene at the right time.

Washington Sundar proved the decision wrong

On the third day, when Sundar was given the ball just before lunch, he immediately took two wickets and proved the captain’s decision wrong. He first caught Oli Pope in the slip and then stumped Harry Brook and killed the Indian camp. After this demonstration, Shubman Gill’s captaincy also started being criticized on social media, while the role of Gambhir has also been raised. However, now this dispute inside the team is raising serious questions on India’s Test strategy and the coordination of captain-coach.