‘It’s a small family where…’ – Aakash Chopra questions source of team leaks after Gautam Gambhir’s outburst goes viral

Indian cricket team is heading into the final battle to not only retain the BGT title but also their WTC finals hopes alive. Express Sport reported that Gautam Gambhir had lashed out at the team and said ‘Bass bahut ho gaya’ (Enough is enough). Former Indian opener Aakash Chopra has questioned the team leaks on his YouTube channel. 

The 47-year-old said “People are saying that Gautam said the shots being played won't work out and that it's enough. My first big question is how the talk that apparently happened in the dressing room came out”. Since the news has come out there are debates surrounding the team’s morale heading into the SCG Test match. 

Team India lost the game in MCG to see the series score line move in favor of the hosts. At one stage the team was in the race to draw the game but lost 6 wickets just after Tea to lose the game by 184 runs. Strong reactions have emerged after the loss with many questioning Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli as well. 

Aakash Chopra breaks his silence on dressing room talks

Reacting to the leaked team talks, former India batter Aakash Chopra said “You can openly say anything in the dressing room and have complete faith that the talk won't go out. It's a small family where you trust each other. The day the dressing room talk starts coming out, the trust deficit is of a different level.”

During the course of his YouTube show, Aakash Chopra has urged the team to stay united and not get it’s morale affected. The 47-year-old said that it seemed there were clear groups emerging inside the team. This according to Chopra could lead to insecurity where the players cannot express themselves freely. 

“Then you see groups in the team. Suddenly you will find discussions happening in groups because no one can talk openly. No one will talk on one platform as it gets leaked. Secondly, the dressing room becomes extremely insecure. If the dressing room talk starts coming out, it means it has become the home of insecure players." said Aakash Chopra on his YouTube channel 

The former India star ended by saying, “Thirdly, generally, the one who leaks is one of the seniors. The juniors are incapable of doing that. The juniors are anyway scared and don't say anything to anyone because they are too consumed in their own thoughts. My big red flag is that it's a concern if the dressing room talk is coming out, in case it's true.”