{"id":383312,"date":"2026-01-22T02:00:33","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T02:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/383312\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T02:00:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T02:00:33","slug":"gautam-gambhir-reacts-to-shashi-tharoors-pm-modi-post-says-pitted-against-his-own-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/383312\/","title":{"rendered":"Gautam Gambhir reacts to Shashi Tharoor\u2019s PM Modi post, says pitted against his own team"},"content":{"rendered":"

India head coach Gautam Gambhir\u2019s latest tweet sparked a buzz on social media on Thursday, January 22. After India\u2019s first T20I win against New Zealand in Nagpur, Gambhir reacted to a tweet about him, hinting that he does not hold complete control over the Indian team.<\/p>\n

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor had taken to Twitter<\/a> to say that he met his old friend Gautam Gambhir in Nagpur, where he had a frank conversation with the India head coach about the team. Tharoor had kind words for Gambhir and said that he had the second-toughest job in India, behind only the Prime Minister.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn Nagpur, enjoyed a good & frank discussion with my old friend Gautam Gambhir, the man with the hardest job in India after the PM\u2019s! He is being second-guessed by millions daily but stays calm and walks on undaunted. A word of appreciation for his quiet determination and able leadership. Wishing him all success,\u201d Tharoor wrote a day ahead of the opening T20I of the series.<\/p>\n

Gambhir reacted to the tweet late on Thursday night and hit back at critics who have called him out over the Indian team\u2019s transition phase. Gambhir said that, contrary to popular belief, he does not have \u201cunlimited authority\u201d over the Indian team and that clarity would emerge once the dust settles.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

He kept his remark ambiguous, without making anything explicit.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen the dust settles, truth and logic about a coach\u2019s supposedly \u2018unlimited authority\u2019 will become clear. Till then I\u2019m amused at being pitted against my own who are the very best!\u201d Gambhir wrote on Twitter.<\/p>\n

Gautam Gambhir reacts to Shashi Tharoor’s tweet.\n<\/p>\n

A section of fans on social media argued that the remark was aimed at the Indian selection committee, particularly chairman Ajit Agarkar. However, Gambhir did not name anyone in his post, nor did he explicitly hint at the selectors.<\/p>\n

Gautam Gambhir\u2019s Dramatic Tenure With the Indian Team<\/p>\n

Since Gambhir took charge of the Indian team, the side has seen major changes across all three formats. From appointing Suryakumar Yadav as India\u2019s T20I captain to the retirements of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin from Test cricket, the team has undergone significant transition.<\/p>\n

More recently, Shubman Gill\u2019s inclusion in the T20I set-up was rolled back during the T20 World Cup selection meeting, with the vice-captain being left out of the squad.<\/p>\n

The instability and rapid changes in personnel have unsettled many fans<\/a>. India\u2019s losses in Test series both at home and in Australia, along with their first-ever home ODI series defeat against New Zealand, have further added to the scrutiny.<\/p>\n

Gambhir\u2019s message on social media appeared to reflect frustration over the narrative surrounding his role. At present, however, it remains unclear who the India head coach was specifically targeting with his remarks.<\/p>\n

– Ends<\/p>\n

Published By: <\/p>\n

Kingshuk Kusari<\/p>\n

Published On: <\/p>\n

Jan 22, 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"India head coach Gautam Gambhir\u2019s latest tweet sparked a buzz on social media on Thursday, January 22. After…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":383313,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[1721,18855,145151,145148,145149,145150,138925,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-383312","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cricket","tag-cricket","tag-gautam-gambhir","tag-gautam-gambhir-post","tag-gautam-gambhir-shashi-tharoor","tag-gautam-gambhir-twitter","tag-gautam-gambhir-x","tag-ind-vs-nz","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/383312","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=383312"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/383312\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/383313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=383312"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=383312"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=383312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}