Media report says, Dhoni is unhappy with Gambhir’s attutude
New Delhi: Indian Cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is unhappy with Gautam Gambhir’s “attitude and on-field ethics” and has lodged a complaint to the BCCI against the left-hander, a media report claimed on Wednesday.
Dhoni feels that Gambhir puts his interest above the team and has become too self-centred. The Indian captain has gone to the extent of lodging a complaint to the BCCI tagging the opener’s approach as “selfish” and “hurtful to the team”, a website reported, quoting an Indian player who pleaded anonymity.
The website report said one of the BCCI officials will speak to Gambhir before the match and the matter will be sorted out. “It is important that all the members take the field in the last Test with the motto of giving their best shot,” he concluded.
A source close to Gambhir asserted that though the opener hasn’t performed to the potential in this series, Dhoni was playing gimmicks to undermine Gambhir.
“Dhoni’s captaincy is under fire. He’s being censured by one and all. His place in the Test team is questioned; his defensive and unimaginative mindset as a captain is unmasked, so he’s trying to pass the buck and blame others – whether his batsmen, spinners, Sehwag and now Gambhir – to save his face,” the website said, quoting the source.
“He (Dhoni) sees Gambhir as a potential threat to his captaincy and wants to undermine him. Mohinder Amarnath has tipped Gambhir to take over the captaincy from Dhoni and proclaimed that Dhoni uses his clout in the BCCI to push his agenda. He thinks that he can dictate terms in every matter”, the report added.
