Gambhir points at ‘indiscipline’ in Indian dressing room: Report
During the meeting, Gambhir had reportedly pointed fingers at the “indiscipline” in the dressing room, and suggested that family time be limited on both short and long tours.
During the meeting, Gambhir had reportedly pointed fingers at the “indiscipline” in the dressing room, and suggested that family time be limited on both short and long tours.
Following India’s 3-1 loss against Australia in the recently-concluded Border-Gavaskar series, the BCCI is set to revive the touring protocols for the national men’s team, including a restriction on how much time families can spend with players.
Former Assam Ranji player and the current Advocate General of thestate, Devajit Lon Saikia, was on Sunday officially appointed the BCCIsecretary, replacing Jay Shah, who took over as ICC chairman lastmonth.
The series loss against Australia also ended India’s hopes of reaching the ICC World Test Championships final, scheduled at the Lord’s in June, this year.
Former teammate Harbhajan also had a special message for 'The Wall', calling him an "epitome of discipline and commitment".
Dhoni, recognised as one of India's most successful captains, led the team to victories in the 2007 Men's T20 World Cup, 2011 Men's Cricket World Cup in ODIs and 2013 Champions Trophy apart from going on top of Test rankings in 2009.
Due to the two-point penalty, India has dropped to fourth place in the ICC World Test Championship standings, trailing Pakistan, which is now third.
Sharma missed the ongoing rescheduled fifth Test against England in Edgbaston after he tested positive during the four-day warm-up game against Leicestershire.
Jayawardene, who has seen Bumrah from close quarters in the Mumbai Indians camp, adds that in the immediate, the pace bowler will receive lots of support from seniors when he is leading the side in the rescheduled fifth Test against England at Edgbaston.
Rohit, who has been ruled out of the Edgbaston Test, starting on Friday, after testing Covid-19 positive, is expected to recover and be fit for the white ball series, beginning on July 7 in Southampton. So he has been named as the skipper for both T20I and ODI series.
