India and England will play the fifth and final Test match at the Oval starting on Thursday. Two days earlier, the Indian team began practicing after nearly losing the fourth Test match in Manchester and forcing a draw.

Things got spicy. Just 2 days before the final test was to begin, India head coach Gautam Gambhir and Oval pitch curator Lee Fortis got into a heated argument that also involved assistant coach Sitanshu Kotak.

Following a furious altercation with Lee Fortis, the main curator of the Oval ground, India's head coach Gautam Gambhir was heard accusing the groundskeeper and stating, "You won't tell us what to do."

This altercation occurred after Gambhir and his coaching staff was instructed to stand "2.5 meters away from the wicket," according to Indian batting coach Sitanshu Kotak. However, he stated that the Indian team would not file a complaint in this case.

Aakash Chopra, former India opener, exposed England's hypocrisy on social media. The cricket player-turned-commentator offered his thoughts on Tuesday's contentious dispute between Gautam Gambhir, the head coach of the Indian men's cricket team, and Lee Fortis, the chief curator of The Oval.

Before a 2023 Ashes Test, the same groundsman was spotted on the field with England head coach Brendon McCullum, as noted by Aakash Chopra.

“Why are you looking at this pitch, brother? You stay 25 meters away. We don't care whether you have spikes on your feet or not. This is the rule here. This is what the groundsman said to Gautam Gambhir and the Indian team, and after this, the Indian team got angry. Gautam Gambhir got angry; after this, Sudhanshu Kotak also explained to the curator that this is the pitch, he is wearing rubber studs, and he is going to see the pitch.

There are still 2 days left in the match, but the Oval groundsman said that Gambhir is very touchy. I remembered the 2023 Ashes match and this picture 48 hours before the match, in which this curator was standing with Brendon McCullum, and that too on the pitch. What is going on, brother? Different rules for different people; now tell me who is touchy and who is salty,” Chopra posted on X.