Gautam Gambhir HITS OUT at reporters in feisty press conference, says T20 team in transition

[0:00] India's loss to England in the 30-20 eye of the 5 match series has put the team in a very bleak [0:06] situation. Right now, they can't win the series, but they're also potentially staring at a second [0:12] straight series loss under the new captaincy of Shire's eye. Hardly an ideal spot for the team, [0:18] they're only a few months ago were crowned world champions in the format whilst only dropping a [0:23] single game throughout the tournament. So, what exactly is the solution going forward? Will their [0:29] tweaks be made? Will things stay the same? Are they going to be waiting before they make any [0:35] major changes? Well, there was obviously a lot of questions in the minds of journalists who were [0:40] attending the post-match press conference and that post-match press conference was attended by none [0:45] other than head coach Gautam Gambhir himself, making for a pretty interesting spectacle at the press [0:51] conference where he ended up attacking reporters, he ended up also defending the team, spoke a bit [0:57] about Sanju Samson, but also criticized the team at the same time. As I said, it was something that [1:03] went in all directions. So, let's take a look at what all interesting things he had to say, starting [1:08] with the time when he actually took a jibe at a reporter. When the reporter asked if, you know, [1:15] what is the solution now that they've lost five games in the trot, Gambhir said, but it's not five losses, [1:20] it is in fact four losses. Maybe you should watch the matches more carefully. Also, just losing a few [1:26] matches suddenly make us a bad team. Now, if you thought that this is Gambhir being defensive, [1:31] I can assure you that it only ends up getting better from here on out because he ended up also [1:38] saying something else that is in fact something that has been parroted as a line by one of the [1:45] members of his coaching staff in Sittanshu Kotak. He talked about the team being in transition. He said, [1:51] listen, we're a new team. We are trying some new things after the last T20 World Cup, such as giving [1:57] a debut to a 15-year-old. Now, he's not entirely wrong when he says that because again, he did give [2:03] a debut to a 15-year-old in web of Suryavanchi, but to call this a team in transition would really [2:08] be stretching things out. This is very much a team that was forming the nucleus of India's T20 World [2:16] Cup win in 2026. It's not a team in transition. Stop claiming it as such. However, the one byproduct [2:22] of giving that debut to the 15-year-old Suryavanchi is that you ended up dropping one of your match [2:27] winners in Sanju Sampson. Now, there were plenty of questions over Sanju Sampson in this press [2:32] conference, but one of the more interesting responses came when he talked about the conversations [2:36] that he's had with Sanju, saying that, listen, he has been given clarity on why it is that he's not [2:42] been playing. However, he didn't reveal any of those conversations. He said that, listen, clarity [2:47] has been given to Sanju Sampson, and that conversation is between the coach and the player. [2:54] So what he's saying is that, listen, I've spoken to him. He knows where he stands, but I'm not going [2:59] to tell you guys what those conversations were about. In fact, he went one step further and said [3:04] that, listen, perhaps Sanju won't even sit out the entirety of this series. He legit dropped a hint [3:11] that Sanju could be back for one of the games in this series, at least. This is what he had to say. [3:18] He said that, listen, what Sanju Sampson did for India at the last T20 World Cup is phenomenal, [3:23] and there is no rule that says he can't return in this series. So is he saying potentially that [3:29] Sanju could return? Absolutely. Maybe it's just something he's saying as a manner of speaking. [3:34] That could be the case too. But what is pretty evident is that he very stoutly defended Sampson, [3:39] which is interesting to say the least, given that many tend to believe that Sanju having [3:43] been left out of the Zimbabwe series has pretty much been dropped from the side. However, [3:49] whilst there were a lot of defences, as I said, of the team, of certain players, he did admit [3:54] that the team have lacked in one core aspect during the entirety of the series in Ireland [3:59] as well as in England. This is what he had to say. He said that, listen, we haven't adapted [4:03] well to the conditions in front of us. That is a reality, whether in Ireland or in England, [4:10] or we would have not lost all of these games. Now, this is the one thing that I absolutely agree upon [4:15] with him in this particular press conference, because he's right. The team just haven't been [4:20] able to adapt to the conditions on offer at all. And that is why they were ending up on the losing [4:26] side. They seem too used to IPL flat conditions where the ball would come onto the bat nicely. [4:31] They got hit through the line, scored 200-plus runs, bowlers would give away maybe 180, [4:37] and they'd end up winning games. But as I said, this was a very interesting press conference, [4:41] to say the least. So many talking points. You can let us know in the comments below whether [4:45] you agree, disagree with what it is he's had to say, because he's not only actually ended up [4:50] defending his players, also ended up criticising them in the exact same PC. Let us know your thoughts [4:55] on that in the comments below. [4:56] The action never stops and neither do we. This is where sports comes alive. Fast, sharp, [5:05] unfiltered. Press that bell icon and subscribe now.