Former wicketkeeper Brad Haddin almost certainly has a clue about what resulted in the hot confrontation between Gautam Gambhir and Ricky Ponting. After Ponting wondered Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma’s bureaucracy within the build-up to the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Gambhir fired again with ‘What does Ponting must do with Indian cricket? retort throughout Team India’s pre-departure press convention on Monday. Two days later, Ponting reacted to Gambhir’s outburst, calling him ‘prickly’ after which pronouncing that the India head trainer is ‘already worried’. Ponting additionally hinted at there being a little of ‘historical past’ between him and Gambhir, which used to be additional teased by way of Haddin throughout an episode of the LiSTNR podcast.
Gambhir and Ponting shared the Delhi Capitals dressing room throughout the 2018 season of the IPL. It used to be the yr that Gambhir made a comeback to his house franchise and in addition marked Ponting’s first yr with the Capitals. In what became out to be his remaining participant as a qualified cricketer, Gambhir ended up enjoying simply part the video games regardless of being one of the vital large superstar avid gamers within the workforce. Gambhir additionally stepped down as captain, turning in the baton to Shreyas Iyer, and whilst he determined out of his personal volition, there may well be one thing extra to it. Haddin, on the other hand, lifted the lid on his ‘backstory’ between the 2.
“Gambhir is a character that would use this as an us versus them mentality. And you expect your coach to stick up for the players. His reaction was prickly there, and you don’t need your coach to get caught up in that sort of scenario unless his tactics is to build an us versus them. I know what the backstory. I’ll tell you; just wait till later of the week. There was a little elbow, suspensions and fines,” the previous Australia wicketkeeper batter mentioned.
Haddin’s reference may best imply something – the 2008 Test sequence between India and Australia, the place Gambhir bumped into Shane Watson, leading to a arguable elbowing incident. In the 3rd Test, Gambhir scored a career-best 206, however whilst taking a unmarried, he elbowed Watson at the method. The ICC sanctioned each avid gamers and slapped Gambhir with a one-match ban. And since Ponting used to be Australia’s captain in that sequence, all of it is smart.
Gatuam Gambhir may well be seeking to emulate Wayne Bennett
Haddin highlighted that Gambhir’s ways is also a ploy to take the eye clear of the Indian workforce. With numerous talks surrounding Kohli and Rohit’s lean patch and India feeling the power with a spot within the ultimate of the World Test Championship at the line, Haddin reckons Gambhir’s purpose, if true, is comprehensible.
“It’s out of the Wayne Bennett style of coaching. So we’re not really talking now about Rohit Sharma or [Virat] Kohli. We’re talking about Gambhir and Ricky [Ponting]. With Gambhir, he has bitten back, taken the pressure away from his team. It’s all about him now; it’s about how prickly he is. And now he might be able to go and prepare his team. You’d like to believe that he has a very clear plan on how they want to ready,” he identified.
“We know he’s a prickly character and can wind himself up. Is he doing this now to take it away from his teammates? I don’t know. Only time will tell. If it’s an emotional reaction, then there’s a problem. But if he’s doing it to deflect things away and take it [attention] away from his team, that’s a different thing.”
