India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir got into a heated exchange with Surrey’s head of ground staff, Lee Fortis, during a training session at The Oval ahead of the fifth Test. The issue started when Gambhir was told to maintain a 2.5-metre distance while checking the pitch. Batting coach Sitanshu Kotak said he had never seen such a thing in his cricketing career.
Fans and critics have expressed mixed opinions about the incident. Among them, the former Indian all-rounder, Irfan Pathan has strongly backed Gambhir, calling the incident unfair and unnecessary.
“Are We Still Stuck in the Colonial Era?” Asks Pathan
Reacting on X, Pathan asked, “So an English coach can walk onto the pitch to inspect it? but an Indian coach can’t? Are we still stuck in the colonial era?”
In a YouTube video, Pathan explained the whole matter and said, “This curator has a history of being rude. There are several instances of…
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