Gautam Gambhir attacks Delhi Capitals owner for split-coaching demand: ‘Ek IPL team ke owner… Stay in your domain’

"God knows what all things were said (when we lost the Test series to South Africa and half of them were not even related to cricket," Gambhir told reporters.
"Ek IPL ke owner ne bhi likkha split coaching k bare mein. Hum kisi ke domain mein nahi jate, so it's important that people stay in their domain “(An IPL team owner also wrote about split coaching.) So this is surprising. It's very important for people to stay in their domain. Because if we don't go into someone's domain, then they also don't have the right to come into our domain),” Gambhir added.
After India succumbed to yet another Test defeat at home, Jindal vouched for a split coaching policy in Indian cricket to get better results in red-ball cricket. “Not even close, what a complete thrashing at home!” wrote Jindal on X in response to India’s 408-run loss to South Africa. “Don’t remember seeing our test side being so weak at home!!! This is what happens when red ball specialists are not picked,” argued Jindal. “This team is nowhere near reflective of the deep strength we possess in the red ball format. Time for India to move to a specialist red-ball coach for Test cricket.”
Gambhir said a lot of focus was on the type of surface that produced a two-and-a-half-day Test at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, where India were bowled out for 93 while chasing 124 to win on Day 3. But according the head coach, captain Shubman Gill not batting in both innings of the Test match due to a freak neck injury that ruled him out of the series and also the subsequent ODIs, was not mentioned at all.
"Look, there were a lot of talks because the results didn't go in our favour (in Test series). But the most surprising thing is that not once did any media or journalist write that our first Test match (in Kolkata) was played without the captain (Shubman Gill), who didn't bat in both innings (because of a neck injury).
“I don't give excuses in press conferences. It doesn't mean that you don't show the facts in front of the world or the country. When you go through a transition and when you lose your captain, who is also your main batter in red-ball cricket against such a team (SA)." Gambhir added.