Two days ahead of the start of the fifth Test against England, India head coach Gautam Gambhir was reportedly involved in a heated argument with The Oval curator Lee Fortis.
On Tuesday (July 29) morning (UK time), multiple videos captured by journalists at the venue showed Gambhir having a heated argument with Fortis during India's training session at the Oval.
While it's still unclear what the argument was about, Gambhir was seen pointing a finger at Fortis and saying "You can't tell us what to do". He kept repeating the same, even saying at one point: "you're just a groundsman, stay in your capacity".
Sitanshu Kotak, India's batting coach, stood next to Fortis and had a long discussion, even as the players continued training.
It reached a point where Kotak, as well as Ryan ten Doeschate –India's assistant coach – were seen pacifying Fortis. At one point, Fortis is heard saying that he will report Gambhir.
Wisden.com has approached Surrey, the home club based at The Oval, for comment.
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