Gautam Gambhir slams 27-year-old sensation at BCCI for leaking Indian dressing room secrets

The 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy proved to be a tough one for the Indian team and the head coach. Gautam Gambhir. Aside from the on-field performances, the team was also involved in various off-field issues. As a result, the series it proved to be a tough pill to swallow for both the players and the coaching staff.

In a recent development, India head coach Gautam Gambhir has made a big revelation and blamed young and talented batsman Sarfaraz Khan for leaking secrets and chatter from the Indian dressing room during the series against Australia.

Notably, Sarfaraz Khan was part of the Indian squad for the Test series, but did not play a single match. While the Indian batting line-up struggled to score big runs on the board, the management did not feel the need to include Sarfaraz in the Playing XI.

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What was the incident?

After the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Melbourne, the Indian Express reports, Gautam Gambhir was furious with the team’s performance. He gave a fiery speech to all the players and vented his frustration at losing the match.

At the same time, a person named ‘Mr. Fix it also grabbed the headlines. It was revealed that a player in the Indian team raised his hands and demanded Gambhir’s captaincy as Rohit Sharma was struggling both as a batsman and a leader.

However, these incidents came out in front of the media which made Gautam Gambhir vent his frustration in front of the rest of the journalists. In the press conference, Gambhir even said that the things that happen inside the dressing room should not come out.

Gautam Gambhir blames Sarfaraz Khan

It was previously unclear who has leaked all the information to the media. According to News 24, Gautam Gambhir has named Sarfaraz Khan as the main culprit who leaked all the dressing room information to the media.

Gambhir revealed this information to BCCI officials during the meeting following India’s loss in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. India captain Rohit Sharma and chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar were also present at the meeting.

The India coach was confident that Sarfaraz Khan had leaked all the information. The news It is likely to affect Sarfaraz’s career and it remains to be seen what action the BCCI takes on the young cricketer.

What happened in the Melbourne test?

Gautam Gambhir was furious with the Indian team after losing seven wickets in the last session on Day 5 in Melbourne to lose the match in a shocking manner. As a result, India’s head coach slammed the team for the shock defeat.

The match was headed for a draw after Rishabh Pant and Yashasvi Jaiswal bowled a wicketless second session. However, Pant’s wicket became the turning point of the match. The wicketkeeper-batsman was dismissed as he tried to smash Travis Head’s ball out of the park and was caught in the deep.