Manoj Tiwary questions Gautam Gambhir after Ireland series defeat

Manoj Tiwary blames Gautam Gambhir: The India National Cricket Team had a shocking result on Sunday, as they lost their first T20I series in three years, as the Ireland National Cricket Team cleanswept the Men in Blue side 2-0 at the Civil Service Cricket Club in Stormont, Belfast, Ireland. Lorcan Tucker’s side created history, defeating Shreyas Iyer’s India by one run and sealing the series

Shreyas Iyer had a tough start to his captaincy tenure, as the T20 World Cup champions were completely shocked by an inexperienced Irish side. The Men in Blue side failed to chase 183 runs in the first match and then 155 runs in the second match. The fans and several former cricketers have criticized the skipper and also the head coach, Gautam Gambhir.

“I told you to address the elephant in the room”- Manoj Tiwary takes dig at Gautam Gambhir

India have a tough series against England coming up as their next assignment, where they play the Three Lions for a five-match T20I series starting from Wednesday, 1st July. Ahead of that, former India batter Manoj Tiwary has taken a dig at the Men in Blue and asked who will be accountable for the loss against Ireland.

“India might go on to win the World Cup in South Africa. India might also win the T20I series against Ireland. But what about the T20I series lost against Ireland? Who is going to be accountable for it? I told you to address the elephant in the room, but no one believed my words.”

“Will start pinpointing the blame on Shreyas Iyer”- Manoj Tiwary on Shreyas Iyer

Manoj Tiwary has backed Shreyas Iyer and believes that the India captain is not the one to be blamed for this loss, as many fans and the PR agencies have been trolling the latter after the series loss. Tiwary also feels that the fault is not of the players, but it is of head coach Gautam Gambhir.

“I know that PR agencies and friends of the so-called decision-maker will start pinpointing the blame on Shreyas Iyer,” Manoj Tiwary said in a post on his X account.

“It’s not only Shreyas Iyer’s fault as a batter, it is also the fault of the other batters who were not able to perform. The mechanism will corner and pin point Shreyas Iyer for this series loss. It is not the players, but the elephant sitting quietly in the dressing room and most of the time going unaddressed. It is high time that we address this issue,” he added.

“Not lived up to your expectations”- Manoj Tiwary blames Gautam Gambhir for plaing Washington Sundar

Manoj Tiwari slammed Gautam Gambhir for not playing an in-form Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and sticking with all-rounder Washington Sundar for the first game and then playing Suryansh Shedge in the second. Many experts believed that Ireland could be an opportunity to test him ahead of the England series.

“Why won’t you not play him in the playing XI from the first game itself? Rather, you chose to go with the ones who did well in the World Cup that happened before the IPL. You thought that they would deliver the same performance in the Ireland series as well,” Manoj Tiwary said.

“Your so-called part-time obsession has not lived up to your expectations, so that is why you just made him play one game. So, you are not consistent in your decision-making. It is very sad to see India lose a series against Ireland,” he concluded.