By Kaif - Jul 29, 2025 05:26 PM
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India vs England 5th Test: Indian team's head coach Gautam Gambhir had an argument with the pitch curator of the Oval on Tuesday. The video of this has also surfaced. Let us tell you that the last match of the ongoing five-match Test series between India and England will be played at The Oval from July 31. Team India would like to end the series with a 2-2 draw with a win in this match. Currently, the visiting team is leading 1-2 in the current series.
In the video released by news agency PTI, an argument is seen between Indian team's head coach Gautam Gambhir and chief curator Lee Fortis. During this, Gambhir signals the pitch curator to leave. In the video, Sitashu Kotak can be seen intervening. However, the real reason behind this dispute has not been revealed yet.
#WATCH | London, UK: Indian team's Head coach Gautam Gambhir was seen having a heated conversation with the Oval Pitch Curator, at The Oval Cricket Ground in London, ahead of the last Test match of the series starting 31st July.
— ANI (@ANI) July 29, 2025
England is leading the series 2-1 against India pic.twitter.com/L7oizszewN
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According to the Indian media present in London, Gambhir was not happy because the pitch curator was telling his team which pitch to use for practice and where to put the nets. However, Gambhir did not like this and he told Fortis that you do not need to tell us what to do. During this conversation, the matter got a little heated, due to which batting coach Sitanshu Kotak had to intervene. He calmed the matter down.
#WATCH | London, UK: Lee Fortis, Oval Pitch Curator says, "It is quite a big game coming up. It is not my job to be happy with him (Gautam Gambhir) or not. I have never met him before today. You saw what he was like this morning. It's okay, I am fine. We have nothing to hide..." https://t.co/3K5jjnpTiw pic.twitter.com/FQ8LuDYjQM
— ANI (@ANI) July 29, 2025
When Lee Fortis was questioned by the media on this controversy, he was seen avoiding giving open reactions on this matter. He said that a big match is coming up. It is not my job to make Gambhir happy. I had never met him before today. You saw this morning how he was talking. Never mind, I am fine. We have nothing to hide.
No statement has come from Gambhir on this matter yet. But he has once again come into the headlines for his hot temper. On the other hand, if we talk about this series, then Team India is trailing 2-1 in it. By drawing the Oval Test, Team India would like to end this series on a 2-2 draw.
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