Senior Delhi player Sumit Narwal has come out in support of his Delhi teammate Gautam Gambhir in his fight against Delhi coach KP Bhaskar.
Gambhir was sacked as the skipper of the Delhi team and allegations then started to rise that he had a major falling out with the Delhi coach. There were also allegations that Gambhir abused the Delhi coach. Gambhir denied those allegations, claiming he never abused the Delhi coach.
Now, Delhi teammate Sumit Narwal has come out in support of Gambhir.
“I played a winning role in the Ranji match against Vidarbha, picking four wickets and had bowled long spells. In the next game, I was ill and had to rest. I came to know that Bhaskar had told the selectors that I did not want to play. During the Vijay Hazare Trophy, I was asked to join the team after Pradeep Sangwan was ruled out due to injury.The DDCA had sent me the air ticket to Bhubaneswar. But I was told late night that a junior had already been called up and I need not come. My sources told me that Bhaskar had informed the selectors that I was not fit and can’t field so I shouldn’t be on the side. When Unmukt Chand kept wickets in the T20 tournament, Bhaskar made his displeasure known. In fact, Unmukt had been keeping in T20s for the last three years and everybody could make out that Bhaskar wanted to fit in another guy. Similarly, Nitish Rana too was chucked out despite having performed well in the Duleep Trophy.”
Narwal further added:
“Gautam Bhai wasn’t ready to support a player who wished to play on his own terms. So when he objected, he was simply asked to step down. Bhaskar knew that till the time Gambhir was at the helm, he wouldn’t be able to pick his favorites. Appointing Rishabh Pant as Delhi skipper instead of the senior Shikhar Dhawan was a well-calculated move as the young Pant couldn’t have said anything against Bhaskar.”
These allegations against Bhaskar further strengthen Gambhir’s claim that Bhaskar becoming the coach of the Delhi has been a big negative point for Delhi cricket.
