Former India Nationwide Cricket Workforce skipper Dilip Vengsarkar has ripped into Lee Fortis, the Surrey head groundsman and chief curator, for his spat with head coach Gautam Gambhir.
Dilip Vengsarkar mentioned that the previous Australian gamers would have used some ugly phrases to indicate him his place if he had tried to select a struggle with them.
What occurred between Lee Fortis and Gautam Gambhir?
Lee Fortis and Gautam Gambhir engaged in a heated verbal spat a few days earlier than the graduation of the fifth and remaining Check match between India and England on the Kennington Oval in London.
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It began when chief curator Lee Fortis issued a warning to the Indian help employees to remain at the least 2.5 metres away from the pitch whereas they had been inspecting with out carrying spikes.
Fortis was reportedly involved by the heavy footfall in addition to the presence of coaching gear on the principle sq., however the way in which he talked and poked Indians continually made Gautam Gambhir indignant.
India head coach Gambhir immediately fired again at Fortis and informed him to not inform them what to do and doubled down on his bashing, saying, “You are only a groundsman, you keep in your capability. You’re only a groundsman, nothing past,” regardless of the curator warning Gambhir about submitting an official criticism in opposition to him.
As the top coach of the Indian group, Gambhir had each proper to see the pitch – Dilip Vengsarkar
In a current interplay, Dilip Vengsarkar mentioned that Gautam Gambhir had the proper to take a look at the pitch from shut quarters earlier than the all-important match in opposition to England on the Kennington Oval in London, and he wasn’t on the mistaken facet of issues in a heated spat with Lee Fortis.
Dilip Vengsarkar additionally did not agree with the Australia legend Matthew Hayden, who mentioned that regardless that Gambhir was not responsible within the heated altercation, he might have ‘used higher language and toned it down’.
“As the top coach of the Indian group, Gambhir had each proper to see the pitch from shut quarters. When groups tour India, their complete team-and not simply the coach and captain, look at the pitch minutely. Even their media examine the pitch earlier than the match. Nobody tells them something. So, how are the foundations completely different after we are taking part in in England?
“Would Hayden, or any of the Aussie cricketers, take it nicely if a curator had requested them to keep away from the sq. forward of an vital match. If this had occurred to the Aussies, they’d have used the alternatives of phrases to indicate the curator his place,” Vengsarkar mentioned as quoted by Occasions of India (TOI).
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Dilip Vengsarkar hails good pitches for India-England collection
Dilip Vengsarkar was additionally impressed with the pitches ready for the five-match Check collection between India and England. He mentioned that the shelling out of sporting pitches will assist Check cricket to flourish and suggested BCCI to do the identical within the upcoming dwelling season, as a substitute of making ready rank turners.
“This exhibits that for those who dish out good pitches, Check cricket cannot simply survive, however flourish too,” he acknowledged.
“I hope that India do the identical of their upcoming worldwide season (two Checks every in opposition to West Indies and South Africa) and supply good, sporting wickets for Checks. The BCCI should not pander to the needs of the short-sightedness of captains and coaches, who’re simply on the lookout for short-term positive factors by successful matches and qualifying for the World Check Championship remaining,” Vengsarkar mentioned.
