Indian cricket team head coach Gautam Gambhir has indirectly criticised Indian cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar for questioning his personal property. The 1983 World Cup winner questioned whether coach Gautam Gambhir would share most of his Champions Trophy 2025 prize money with the support staff rather than take more than the rest.
Former team India head coach Rahul Dravid avoided getting the extra 2.5 crore prize from the BCCI for winning the T20 World Cup. He decided to share the money with his support staff who travelled along with the team in their highs and lows.
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Gambhir said, “When I joined this job of being the head coach of 140 crore Indians, I was aware that when you get criticised on a daily basis on the team's performance, there will always be appreciation, there will always be criticism. And it will never occur that the graph goes up in the same manner.”
Gambhir also said he was well aware of his job (Indian team coach), which has its ups and downs. He is fine getting criticised by people, and all he is focused on is making india proud, and it's been just 8 months since he took up the job as Team India’s head coach.
When talking about the World Cup prize money, the 2011 World Cup winner lashed indirectly at Sunil Gavaskar. He said, “It's people's job to criticise me, and they should criticise. But there are some people who have been sitting in the commentary box for 20-25 years. They questioned everything I did. They think that Indian cricket is their property. Unfortunately, Indian cricket is not someone's property. It is the identity of 140 crore Indians, and it will remain that way. They questioned my coaching, my records, my concussions and even my prize money.”
Gambir added, “The prize money that I got in the Champions Trophy. I don't need to tell this country where I left the money and where I invested it. But this country should know that such people have been working in the country as NRI for so many years. They earn money from the country and take it abroad. I don't do security checks or immigration at 11:55.”
He doesn't want to take responsibility and pay attention towards the commentators. Gambir also said he will remain indian till his last breath and will not become an NRI to save tax. And asked the people who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones at other people’s homes. He doesn't need to prove anyone wrong or right.
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‘Sitting in commentary box for 25 years’- WATCH: Gautam Gambhir lashes at ex-cricketer for questioning personal property
Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir slammed the indian commentator for questioning his personal prize money, which he received for winning the 2025 Champions’ Trophy.
Gautam Gambhir Photograph: (Instagram)
Indian cricket team head coach Gautam Gambhir has indirectly criticised Indian cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar for questioning his personal property. The 1983 World Cup winner questioned whether coach Gautam Gambhir would share most of his Champions Trophy 2025 prize money with the support staff rather than take more than the rest.
Former team India head coach Rahul Dravid avoided getting the extra 2.5 crore prize from the BCCI for winning the T20 World Cup. He decided to share the money with his support staff who travelled along with the team in their highs and lows.
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Gambhir said, “When I joined this job of being the head coach of 140 crore Indians, I was aware that when you get criticised on a daily basis on the team's performance, there will always be appreciation, there will always be criticism. And it will never occur that the graph goes up in the same manner.”
Gambhir also said he was well aware of his job (Indian team coach), which has its ups and downs. He is fine getting criticised by people, and all he is focused on is making india proud, and it's been just 8 months since he took up the job as Team India’s head coach.
When talking about the World Cup prize money, the 2011 World Cup winner lashed indirectly at Sunil Gavaskar. He said, “It's people's job to criticise me, and they should criticise. But there are some people who have been sitting in the commentary box for 20-25 years. They questioned everything I did. They think that Indian cricket is their property. Unfortunately, Indian cricket is not someone's property. It is the identity of 140 crore Indians, and it will remain that way. They questioned my coaching, my records, my concussions and even my prize money.”
Gambir added, “The prize money that I got in the Champions Trophy. I don't need to tell this country where I left the money and where I invested it. But this country should know that such people have been working in the country as NRI for so many years. They earn money from the country and take it abroad. I don't do security checks or immigration at 11:55.”
He doesn't want to take responsibility and pay attention towards the commentators. Gambir also said he will remain indian till his last breath and will not become an NRI to save tax. And asked the people who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones at other people’s homes. He doesn't need to prove anyone wrong or right.
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