Gautam Gambhir scolded Morne Morkel for turning up late to a practice session in Australia, board informed bowling coach was a 'bit reserved': Report

As per a report by TOI, Gambhir was not happy with former South African cricketer and bowling coach Morne Morkel turning up late to a practice session due to personal commitments.

"Gambhir is very strict about discipline. He reprimanded Morkel immediately at the ground. The board has been told that Morkel was a bit reserved during the rest of the tour. It’s up to these two to sort it out for the team to function smoothly,” the BCCI source told the leading English daily.

 

 

The report also says that the board is scrutinising the support staff's performance as well after legendary batter Sunil Gavaskar bashed the batting coach for the inputs which have not led to the desired result, especially Virat Kohli's issues outside off stump which have left to him getting caught behind the stumps on a regular basis.

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Reportedly, the role of batting coach Abhishek Nayar has been questioned. Also, the assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate is under the scanner. Both Nayar and Doeschate were part of the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) coaching staff last season when they won the Indian Premier League (IPL) with Gambhir as their mentor.

The BCCI may make changes to their contracts months ahead of the next World Test Championship (WTC) cycle. India's next Test assignment is the five-Test series on England soil. 

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