Gambhir engages in angry exchange with groundsman
Fortis tells Gambhir: ‘You can’t tell us what to do’
The spicy spats that have increasingly been a feature in the England-India Tests this summer spilled in to training on Tuesday when the tourists’ head coach, Gautam Gambhir, had a row with Lee Fortis, Surrey’s head groundsman, as his team prepared for the final Test of the series at the Oval on Thursday.
England were enjoying a break, but with the series still to be decided and India 2-1 down after their fightback at Old Trafford the visitors’ work in the nets was far from straightforward as tensions surfaced in angry exchanges.
Reports suggest Fortis was unhappy with India using parts of the main square with him being told “you can’t tell us what to do”. Sitanshu Kotak, India’s batting coach, apparently accused the head groundsman of being “a bit arrogant” and shouting at members of India’s staff.
