Aakash Chopra recalls when current Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir fought with a truck driver

Former and Delhi opener Aakash Chopra recollected an incident when his former teammate and current Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir fought with a truck driver.

“Gautam is someone who once fought with a truck driver in Delhi,” Chopra said in a podcast with Raj Shamani.

“He got out of his car and climb the truck to grab the collar of the driver because he made a wrong turn and was abusing. I was like, ‘Gauti, what are you doing?’ So that’s made him Gautam.”

Chopra said although Gambhir was a very hardworking cricketer but also called him “short-fused” when it comes to the temperament.

“Passionate guy. Very hardworking when it comes to his craft,” said Chopra.

“A bit serious but scored a lot of runs. He always wore his heart on the sleeve.

“Temperament wise he can be very short-fused. But everyone has a different character.”

A gritty left-handed opener, who was once ranked the best Test batsman, Gambhir has tasted success both as a captain and mentor in IPL.

Gautam Gambhir has had a history of confrontation and conflict with some of the cricketers – the name of Virat Kohli comes to mind – and Gambhir would do well to keep his personal likes and dislikes aside while guiding the Indian team.

Gautam Gambhir is taking up the job when Indian cricket is in a bullish mood, having just won the T20 World Cup. But the atmosphere will not take much time to take a turn if initial results in his tenure don’t go as desired. This is where the head coach needs to keep calm and keep the team in a good headspace.

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