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Gautam Gambhir Takes Massive 'Social Media' Dig At Critics, Says "Not Feeling..."

Indian cricket team head coach Gautam Gambhir took a massive 'social media' dig at his critics ahead of the Border-Gavaskar Test series against Australia. Gambhir's tactics have come under fire following India's 0-3 Test series loss against New Zealand at home. There has been a lot of chatter over a lot of Gambhir's strategies and media reports suggested that there was some disagreement between him and the team management over some selections. However, in the press conference ahead of the team's departure to Australia, Gambhir said that he is not feeling the heat and put his trust on the "tough people" in the Indian dressing room.

Gautam Gambhir Left Fuming At Ricky Ponting's "2 Hundreds In 5 Years" Remark For Virat Kohli

India head coach Gautam Gambhir arrived in the pre-Australia tour press conference with fire in his heart. Grilled by the reporters over the team's 0-3 loss against New Zealand at home and the preparedness for the Australia series, Gambhir had to face some tough questions on Monday. When informed of the comments Australia great Ricky Ponting made on Virat Kohli's form, especially the fact that the latter has scored just two hundreds in the last 5 years of his Test career, Gambhir took a fiery stance, shutting down the remarks.

Gautam Gambhir's Huge Captaincy Announcement Amid Rohit Sharma's Paternity Leave Debate

India head coach Gautam Gambhir attended a press conference on Monday before the team's departure for Australia for the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Team India is slated to play a five-match Test series against the mighty Aussies in Down Under, in order to keep their slim World Test Championship final hopes alive. The series will be a difficult yet crucial one as Rohit Sharma and co will be coming after suffering a humiliating 0-3 clean sweep against New Zealand in Test series at home.

Rohit Sharma Not Travelling To Australia Ahead Of Test Series. Report Reveals Reason

Indian cricket team skipper Rohit Sharma will not be travelling to Australia with the rest of the side ahead of the first game of the five-match Test series, according to RevSportz. The squad is all set to leave for Australia in two batches on Sunday and Monday. However, as far as Rohit is concerned, nothing concrete has been confirmed yet. The report further said that Rohit is not travelling with the side due to "personal reasons". Head coach Gautam Gambhir will address the media in a pre-departure press conference in Mumbai on Monday. The first Test match against Australia will start on November 22 in Perth.

On Rishabh Pant Entering IPL 2025 Mega Auction, AB De Villiers' "Too Expensive For RCB" Verdict

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) great AB de Villiers has ruled out the possibility of his franchise signing star India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant at the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) auction. Pant is one of the several big Indian names entering the IPL 2025 mega auction, after he was released by the Delhi Capitals. Pant is expected to witness a bidding war in the mega auction and de Villiers feels that RCB might not be able to match the final bid for the player at the auction table in Riyadh.

"Sacked Rohit Sharma": Australia Media's Poster For India Test Series Sparks Internet Storm

Australian media channel Fox Cricket's poster for the upcoming Test series between India and Australia has sparked a massive controversy on social media. The poster, featuring Pat Cummins and Virat Kohli, was aired during the third ODI encounter between Australia and Pakistan on Sunday. Social media users were quick to point out that while the Australia captain Cummins featured in the poster, Kohli was there for India in place of skipper Rohit Sharma. Fox Cricket will be broadcasting the five-match Test series and fans quickly started criticising the channel for snubbing Rohit in the poster.

Ricky Ponting Pinpoints India's Biggest Concern Ahead Of Australia Tests. Says "Skill Of Playing..."

Legendary Australia cricketer Ricky Ponting thinks Indian batters are vulnerable against quality spinners which resulted in their recent 3-0 series defeat to New Zealand. He added that the skill levels of Indian batters playing against spinners are not where they used to be in previous times. Though India will be departing for Australia to play in the marquee Border-Gavaskar Trophy series, the Rohit Sharma-led side embark on the all-important trip after suffering an unprecedented 3-0 defeat to New Zealand at home, which is also their first Test series loss at home in 12 years. The visitors' spinners Mitchell Santner and Ajaz Patel along with Glenn Phillips turned out to be the main architects of New Zealand's historic series win in India.

Ricky Ponting's Veiled Dig At Virat Kohli: "Top-Order Batsman That's Only Scored Two Test Hundreds In..."

Virat Kohli's recent form has not been his best. Ahead of the Border Gavaskar Trophy, Kohhli's lean patch against New Zealand was not the news that the Indian cricket fns would have wanted to hear. However, former Australia captain Ricky Ponting says that Kohli should not be judged by current form. He also added that it is concerning that Kohli's hasn't had many triple figure scores in Tests despite playing in the top order.

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Gautam Gambhir Takes Massive 'Social Media' Dig At Critics, Says "Not Feeling..."

Gautam Gambhir Left Fuming At Ricky Ponting's "2 Hundreds In 5 Years" Remark For Virat Kohli

Gautam Gambhir's Huge Captaincy Announcement Amid Rohit Sharma's Paternity Leave Debate

Rohit Sharma Not Travelling To Australia Ahead Of Test Series. Report Reveals Reason

On Rishabh Pant Entering IPL 2025 Mega Auction, AB De Villiers' "Too Expensive For RCB" Verdict

"Sacked Rohit Sharma": Australia Media's Poster For India Test Series Sparks Internet Storm

Ricky Ponting Pinpoints India's Biggest Concern Ahead Of Australia Tests. Says "Skill Of Playing..."

Ricky Ponting's Veiled Dig At Virat Kohli: "Top-Order Batsman That's Only Scored Two Test Hundreds In..."