'Not all players are happy': Ex-India cricketer drops explosive claim on Gautam Gambhir
Former India cricketer Atul Wassan has raised concerns about the Indian team's dressing room atmosphere under head coach Gautam Gambhir. Wassan suggests that not all players are comfortable with Gambhir's intense and uncompromising style. He hinted that some cricketers feel sidelined despite the team's recent successes.
This comes amid significant changes in the Indian squad, including retirements and captaincy shifts.
Former India cricketer Atul Wassan has made explosive remarks about the atmosphere inside the Indian team under head coach Gautam Gambhir, claiming that not every player is comfortable with the former opener’s intense and uncompromising approach. Wassan, who has previously been critical of Gambhir and once served as a Delhi selector during a controversial phase of Gambhir’s domestic career, suggested that tensions exist within the current Indian dressing room despite the team’s success in white-ball cricket. Speaking on Vickey Lalwani’s YouTube show, Wassan alleged that a few players in the Indian setup were unhappy with Gambhir’s style of management and strong personality.
"I am sure that all the players cannot be in a happy place. Somebody will be sleeping on needles; this happens. Personal likes and dislikes, and that too with such a strong personality.
With personal likes and dislikes, and leading them with a stick, if you keep on winning, then it's fine. But if you lose, then you need to listen to criticism," Wassan said. The former India pacer was then asked whether he personally knew players who were dissatisfied under Gambhir’s leadership.