Gautam Gambhir vs the Oval curator fracas: A complete timeline of the heated argument | Cricket News

London: India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir and assist employees work together with a groundsman throughout a coaching session forward of the fifth Test cricket match between India and England, at the Oval cricket floor, in London. (PTI Photo/R Senthilkumar)

The closing Test of the ongoing India-England sequence simply acquired a fiery prelude. Two days forward of the decider, Indian head coach Gautam Gambhir was concerned in a heated argument with Oval curator Lee Fortis. The conflict reportedly stemmed from a disagreement over the stage of entry granted to Indian gamers in the enjoying space.Team India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak revealed the cause behind the heated argument.

“When we were looking at pitch, they asked us to stand 2.5m away. We were wearing joggers. It was very odd. Looking at wicket with rubber spike, nothing wrong. We see ground is not damaged. Its a pitch, not antique,” he told reporters.“Curator yelled at assist employees once they had been getting ice field. Gambhir objected at that. The method he spoke irked Gambhir. Everyone is aware of curator at The Oval just isn’t the best individual to take care of,” he said.

Here’s the full text of the heated conversation that took place between Gambhir and Oval curator

🔴Curator: Don’t swear again, don’t swear again or I’ll report you to the match referee.🔴Gambhir: Go report. Go do whatever you want to do. Go F*** o** now.🔴Kotak and Curator in a conversation Gambhir jumps in and tells Kotak: Tell this a**, tell him to f*** o** report it to the match-referee. Don’t f***ing get into a discussion with him.🔴Curator: Inaudible🔴 Gambhir: You stop it. Don’t tell us what we need to do. You don’t tell us what we need to do. You don’t tell us what we need to do.🔴Curator: Inaudible🔴Gambhir: Ok, you don’t tell any of us what we need to do. You don’t tell us. You don’t have any right to tell us. You don’t have any right to tell us what we need to do, ok? You are just a groundsman, so just stay in your capacity. You are just a groundsman, nothing beyond that. Just a groundsman.🔴Curator: Inaudible🔴Gambhir: You are just a groundsman. Just a groundsman, stay in your capacity.