India's head coach Gautam Gambhir was seen having a tense chat with captain Suryakumar Yadav after team's four-wicket defeat against Australia in the second T20I at the MCG on October 31. The loss followed India’s earlier loss of the preceding ODI series, which Australia won 2-1. Following a washed-out opening T20I in Canberra where India had made a strong start with the bat, all attention turned to the T20 format, where India are currently considered a dominant force.
India go down to Australia at MCG
The narrative of the match was dominated by a disastrous Indian batting performance after the team was invited to bat first. Aside from the exceptional effort of Abhishek Sharma, who was the only batter to look comfortable in the middle, scoring 68 runs off 37 balls, and a supporting knock of 35 runs from Harshit Rana, the rest of the lineup faltered. India's final total of 125 was largely the result of a masterclass in seam and bounce delivered by Australian pacer Josh Hazlewood, who was the chief architect of the collapse with superb figures of 3 wickets for 13 runs. Although the Indian bowlers, led by Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, and Varun Chakravarthy, all of whom bagged two wickets each—fought hard and picked up wickets at regular intervals while defending the low total, Australia finished the run chase comfortably with 40 balls remaining.
Gautam Gambhir's animated chat with Suryakumar Yadav grabs attention
Following Australia’s clinical win, Team India's head coach Gautam Gambhir was visibly frustrated. He was observed engaging in an animated discussion with captain Suryakumar Yadav, with support staff members Morne Morkel and Ryan ten Doeschate present. It appeared that Gambhir was expressing his strong dissatisfaction over aspects of the team's performance, while Suryakumar Yadav was seen responding and offering explanations to his coach regarding the events of the match.