Why Gautam Gambhir Engaged in Heated Argument With Oval Pitch Curator Lee Fortis? Team India Batting Coach Sitanshu Kotak Reveals Reason Ahead of IND vs ENG 5th Test 2025 (Watch Video)

India and England are set to clash in a high-voltage fifth Test match at the Kennington Oval starting from July 31. The series is currently being led by England by a narrow margin of 2-1. India still has the opportunity to come back and level the series. Amid this, Team India head coach had a clash with Oval pitch curator Lee Fortis. Due to some actions of the curator, Gambhir lost his cool during practice and had a verbal confrontation. When asked about the real reason of it in the pre-match press conference, Team India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak revealed the Team India coaches were having a conversation near the pitch. The Curator sent a man to send a message to stay 2.5 m away from the pitch. Kotak Said 'We were wearing joggers. We know curators are possessive about the square. What he said about the head coach is his opinion and I don’t want to comment. We did nothing wrong, we were wearing rubber spikes.” IND vs ENG 5th Test 2025: Gautam Gambhir Engages in Heated Exchange With Oval Pitch Curator Lee Fortis Ahead of Final Match Against England (Watch Video).

Gautam Gambhir Engaged in Heated Argument With Oval Pitch Curator Lee Fortis

Tempers flare at The Oval as Gautam Gambhir had some words to say to the ground staff! 🔥

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