Tuesday, the Indian team was practicing at the Oval ground in London. Indian bowlers were setting their mark for the run-up, but then Team India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir was seen getting angry with a finger towards someone. He was picking up the finger, the pitch curator of the Oval ground at Lee Fortis. Its video also became very viral. Before the fifth Test, the subject of this fight caught everyone’s attention, but now India’s batting coach Sitanshu Kotak has made a big disclosure, stating the reason for the quarrel.

Indian coach explained the reason

Indian cricket team batting coach Sitanshu Kotak told the media during a conversation with the media, “When we were looking at the pitch, they asked us to stay 2.5 meters away from the pitch. We were wearing a jogger, so their behavior was very strange. Our shoes had no spikes, so we did not have any mistake.

Why did Gautam Gambhir get angry?

Sitanshu Kotak made another big disclosure and said that when the Indian support staff was near the ice box, the curator shouted and spoke. Gambhir did not like this thing, due to the tone in which the curator shouted, the serious enraged. In the viral video, Gautam Gambhir was seen getting angry by raising his finger towards the curator for a long time.

India-England series is full of drama

Many moments with drama have been seen in the India vs England series. In the Lord’s Test, England openers Jack Croly and Ben Docket landed 90 seconds in the second innings, which was strongly objected by Indian captain Shubman Gill. At the same time, when the Manchester Test was moving towards the draw, Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar were very close to their century, but wanted to end the match quickly by offering England captain Ben Stokes Handshek.

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In the 4 matches played so far in the India vs England Test series, there was a sharp debate on the ground among the players. But before the fifth Test, the head coach Gautam Gambhir on The Oval Cricket Ground got into a dispute with the pitch curator. The head coach of the Indian team reprimanded the pitch curator Lee Fortis, many videos of it also went viral on social media.

Who is the Oval Stadium pitch curator Lee Fortis?

With whom Gautam Gambhir was debated, his name is Lee Fortis. Lee is the main groundsman at The Oval Cricket Ground in London. This ground is officially of Surrey County Cricket Club and Test matches are played here. Lee Fortis is the job, preparing the pitch here, maintaining the ground and looking at the quality control of the place of practice.

Lee Fortis became the assistant chief groundsman in 2006, in 2012 he became the main groundsman at The Oval. In 2024, he received the Best Multi-Day Pitch Award for the third consecutive year. Their job is also to check that the behavior of the pitch should be in line with international standards.

Why did Gautam Gambhir fight with the pitch curator?

Sitanshu Kotak, while answering media questions, gave the reason for Gautam Gambhir’s anger. He said, “I was there, we were just standing there, watching the wicket only. A groundsman came and said that you stand 2.5 meters away from here. I never saw this in my cricket career. Meaning he was telling the head coach that you stand outside the rope, look at the pitch from there, if someone is hurting, if we are wearing a pitch, but we can understand a lot. Was the one. Gautam Gambhir is such a person who did not say anything without any meaning. “

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India vs England fifth Test starts from 31 July

The fifth and last Test of the Test series between India and England will be played between 31 July and 31 August at The Oval Cricket Ground. The match will start at 3:30 pm Indian time, the toss will be 3 pm. So far, England captain Ben Stokes has won the toss in four matches, England are 2–1 in the series.