: Explosive details of tensions within the Indian dressing room surfaced on New Year’s Day morning, with head coach Gautam Gambhir being said to be furious over his team’s performance. Several issues reportedly include disagreements between Gambhir and BCCI selectors as well as with captain Rohit Sharma. In this regard, former India cricketer Irfan Pathan posted a cryptic message on social media that the internal matters of the team should remain inside.

According to a report by The Indian Express, several important issues cropped up in the Team India camp. The most prominent of these was the tussle between Gambhir, Rohit, and the BCCI selectors over several issues. After the defeat to Australia in the fourth Test in Melbourne, Gambhir was said to be irked and told the team that he had “had enough” and from then on, the team would play according to his strategies.

There were also controversies over team selections, especially the choice of players like Harshit Rana and Washington Sundar. According to reports, it was Gambhir who had asked for the inclusion of Cheteshwar Pujara in the Australia squad, but the request went unapproved by the selection committee headed by Ajit Agarkar.

While these acrimonious battles could suggest chinks in the dressing room walls, it’s that these had become public spats when they should be solved in-house, which seems to be to which Pathan is pointing via his post. Interestingly, the batsman shares his playing turf with Gambhir, Rohit, and Agarkar.