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'No Request' From BCCI Amid Australian Media Claims On India's 'Secret' Training Ahead Of Border Gavaskar Trophy

The Indian team management has decided to allow the public to watch their centre-wicket training sessions from Friday to Sunday when they would do match simulation and play a warm-up game against India A at the WACA ground. This is in contrary to an Australian media report claiming that the visiting team's practice sessions are closed to the public. On Wednesday, 'The Australian' claimed in a report that a team of construction workers, which is currently refurbishing the WACA, has been mailed by its company CEO to not watch, click pictures, or fly drones during the India net sessions.

Sanju Samson's Father's Rant Goes Viral: "4 People Wasted My Son's Career..."

A video has gone viral on social media where Samson Viswanath, father of India cricketer Sanju Samson, can be seen makin a shocking claim regarding his son's international career. In the viral rant, Viswanath accused former India captains MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma for wasting a decade of Samson's international career. He also put the blame on former India head coach Rahul Dravid, whom Samson grew up idolising. Samson, who recently became the first Indian to score back-to-back centuries in T20Is, struggled to get regular game time until Rohit and Virat announced their retirements from T20Is earlier this year.

Ricky Ponting's Virat Kohli Remark Labelled "Bad Move" By Brett Lee After Gautam Gambhir's Rant

If history has taught cricket teams anything, it's that poking Virat Kohli isn't the best of ideas. More often than not, the talismanic Indian batter has gone on to do more damage with his bat after being provoked, than being left alone. Australia legend Ricky Ponting's remarks, questioning the Team India star's place in the Test team, hence, have been labelled a 'bad move' by his former teammate Brett Lee. Ponting's comments were also criticised by India's head coach Gautam Gambhir, who asked him to think more about the Australian team, than the Indian.

Ricky Ponting Fires Back At Gautam Gambhir After India Coach's Press Conference Remarks

The start of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia is still a few days away but a war seems to have begun between Gautam Gambhir and Ricky Ponting. The India head coach didn't take Ponting's comments on under-fire Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma well, suggesting the former Australia skipper to stick to his own team. Now, Ponting too has shared his reaction on the comments made by Gambhir in the press conference ahead of the team's flight to Australia, calling the India head coach a 'prickly character'.

India's Tour of Australia: 7 Key Developments From Gautam Gambhir's Press Conference

As the second batch of the Indian team flies to Australia for the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy, head coach Gautam Gambhir spoke to the media in the customary pre-departure press conference. Facing reporters for the first time since the Indian team's 0-3 home defeat against New Zealand in the Test series, Gambhir had to face some tricky questions on Monday. The India coach has himself been facing plenty of flak, owing to recent results, while some of the senior players in the team like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are also in the spotlight over poor form.

Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma's Form A Point Of Concern? Gautam Gambhir Gives Big 'Hunger' Verdict

Indian cricket team star batters Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli faced a lot of criticism following their team's humiliating Test series loss against New Zealand at home. Both cricketers struggled massively to score runs and their problems against spin bowling resulted in criticism from both experts as well as fans. In the press conference ahead of the team's departure for the Test series against Australia, head coach Gautam Gambhir was asked about the duo's form but he had a straightforward answer to the query.

"Nothing To Do With Me": Gautam Gambhir's Blunt Reply To Reporter On Sanju Samson Query

India head coach Gautam Gambhir might be preparing to help the Rohit Sharma-led Indian team in Australia but he also has one eye on what is happening in South Africa where the Suryakumar Yadav-led Indian team is engaged in a 3-match T20I series. Speaking to the media ahead of his flight to Australia, Gambhir encountered a rather unrelated question when the topic of Sanju Samson's performances in South Africa came up. Though Gambhir is the head coach of India's T20I team too, VVS Laxman has been given the boys' charge in the Rainbow Nation at the moment.

"How Many Countries Have...": Gautam Gambhir's Straight Take On KL Rahul

It has been a tough year for KL Rahul. The star Indian cricket team batter has struggled to score runs and his position in the side has constantly come under threat. Things did not improve as he got dismissed in a truly bizarre fashion while playing for India A in a match against Australia A. However, head coach Gautam Gambhir has shown his faith towards Rahul and said that he can be one of the options to play in the first Test match against Australia in Perth if Rohit Sharma is not playing. In the press conference before the team departed for Australia, Gambhir praised Rahul for his versatility and even mentioned that not many countries around the world can say that they have such an "all-round" player in their ranks.

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'No Request' From BCCI Amid Australian Media Claims On India's 'Secret' Training Ahead Of Border Gavaskar Trophy

Sanju Samson's Father's Rant Goes Viral: "4 People Wasted My Son's Career..."

Ricky Ponting's Virat Kohli Remark Labelled "Bad Move" By Brett Lee After Gautam Gambhir's Rant

Ricky Ponting Fires Back At Gautam Gambhir After India Coach's Press Conference Remarks

India's Tour of Australia: 7 Key Developments From Gautam Gambhir's Press Conference

Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma's Form A Point Of Concern? Gautam Gambhir Gives Big 'Hunger' Verdict

"Nothing To Do With Me": Gautam Gambhir's Blunt Reply To Reporter On Sanju Samson Query

"How Many Countries Have...": Gautam Gambhir's Straight Take On KL Rahul