Gautam Gambhir was called a hypocrite by former cricketer Manoj Tiwary after India lost the recent Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test series to Australia 3-1. Under Gambhir's coaching, India had lost the ODI series in Sri Lanka and also slumped to a humiliating Test series loss against New Zealand at home.

As a result, Tiwary stated that Gambhir has not shown the kind of coaching that was expected. He also went on to criticize the appointments of bowling coach Morne Morkel and assistant coach Abhishek Nayar.

“Gautam Gambhir is a hypocrite. He doesn't do what he says. The captain (Rohit) is from Mumbai, and Abhishek Nayar is from Mumbai. Rohit has been pushed to the forefront. There is no one to speak for Jalaj Saxena. He performs well but keeps quiet,” Tiwary told News18 Bangla.

“What is the use of a bowling coach? Whatever the coach says, he will agree. Morne Morkel came from Lucknow Super Giants. Abhishek Nayar was at Kolkata Knight Riders with Gambhir and the Indian head coach knows that he will not go against his instructions," he added.

Tiwary also believes that things are not going well between Gambhir and Rohit. During the interview, he commented on allegations of an apparent strained relationship between the two, claiming that although Rohit is a World Cup-winning captain, Gambhir's captaincy achievements are limited to the IPL.

“How will they work together? Rohit is a World Cup-winning captain while Gambhir led KKR to IPL titles both as a captain and mentor. Gambhir didn't guide KKR to the title single-handedly as we all performed as a unit. Jacques Kallis, Sunil Narine, and I, all contributed to the cause. But who took the credit? There is an environment and PR that allows him to take all the credit,” he said.

India’s next assignment will be the 5 T20Is and 3 ODIs against England at home and then the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.