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Indian head coach Gautam Gambhir engages in a verbal spat with pitch curator at Oval cricket stadium

India head coach Gautam Gambhir became embroiled in a heated argument with Surrey groundsman Lee Fortis at the Oval, shouting “you can’t tell us what to do” over disputes related to training arrangements ahead of the final Test against England.

The altercation, which occurred on Tuesday morning, saw Gambhir angrily wag his finger in Fortis’s face after being asked to respect the square and avoid placing players or equipment on it.

Fortis responded by gesturing for calm and later threatened to lodge a complaint, prompting Gambhir to retort, “You can go and report to whoever you want, but you can’t tell us what to do.” The clash adds to the rising tensions in a fiery series, with recent incidents including Shubman Gill telling Zak Crawley to “grow some f---ing balls” and India refusing an early handshake offer in Manchester.

Under pressure following a poor Test record—just two wins in 12 matches—Gambhir’s leadership now faces further scrutiny as India trail 2-1 in the series, needing a win at the Oval to avoid a third straight series defeat.
 
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Idiots is pitch curator and whoever support this Clown 🤡.

This is not the first time he has confirmation with any team . He has history behind

But after slapped by England authorities when they threw away Pakistan fan who wear Pakistan shirt ,wannabe fan of England ( From Pakistani) still bending down to their master.

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IND vs ENG, 5th Test: Report Claims Oval Pitch Curator Lee Fortis Had History Of Altercations With Visiting Teams Before Verbal Spat With Gautam Gambhir

Team India's head coach Gautam Gambhir grabbed the spotlight on July 29, 2025 at the Kia Oval ground ahead of the fifth and final Test against England, beginning on July 31. With Gambhir getting into a verbal altercation with pitch curator Lee Fortis, a report of RevSportz claimed that he has...
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Sitanshu Kotak: Curator yelled at support staff when they were getting ice box. Gambhir objected at that. The way he spoke irked Gambhir. Everyone knows curator at The Oval is not the easiest person to deal with .

:kp
 
Devadwal said:
Idiots is pitch curator and whoever support this Clown 🤡.

This is not the first time he has confirmation with any team . He has history behind

But after slapped by England authorities when they threw away Pakistan fan who wear Pakistan shirt ,wannabe fan of England ( From Pakistani) still bending down to their master.

www.freepressjournal.in

IND vs ENG, 5th Test: Report Claims Oval Pitch Curator Lee Fortis Had History Of Altercations With Visiting Teams Before Verbal Spat With Gautam Gambhir

Team India's head coach Gautam Gambhir grabbed the spotlight on July 29, 2025 at the Kia Oval ground ahead of the fifth and final Test against England, beginning on July 31. With Gambhir getting into a verbal altercation with pitch curator Lee Fortis, a report of RevSportz claimed that he has...
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Hearing the same from biased and the proven idiotic Indian media, but will need some neutral sources for his past behaviour?

Gambhir on the other hand has a proven track record as a grade A certified buffoon who needs a proper phainta now and then to keep him in line.
 
Devadwal said:
Idiots is pitch curator and whoever support this Clown 🤡.

This is not the first time he has confirmation with any team . He has history behind

But after slapped by England authorities when they threw away Pakistan fan who wear Pakistan shirt ,wannabe fan of England ( From Pakistani) still bending down to their master.

www.freepressjournal.in

IND vs ENG, 5th Test: Report Claims Oval Pitch Curator Lee Fortis Had History Of Altercations With Visiting Teams Before Verbal Spat With Gautam Gambhir

Team India's head coach Gautam Gambhir grabbed the spotlight on July 29, 2025 at the Kia Oval ground ahead of the fifth and final Test against England, beginning on July 31. With Gambhir getting into a verbal altercation with pitch curator Lee Fortis, a report of RevSportz claimed that he has...
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What history ?

It’s pretty clear the Indians esp ghambir were being aggressive towards him . His tone was something out of a village in Gujrat . Lucky for him the grounds man didn’t resort to violence, look at his size.
 
Devadwal said:
Nobody help a person who pretend to be a blind

The find yourself who care about what you think

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No blindness here, you just haven't provided a single source from prior to today showing a history of confrontations with teams, for obvious reasons. Go on, try and provide a single one... The reality is you won't and will keep talking around it because you know it doesn't exist. It's an embarrassing attempt at a hit piece to cover for Gambhir being a manchild.
 
Devadwal said:
Nobody help a person who pretend to be a blind

The find yourself who care about what you think

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If you think anyone in their right mind will ever trust anything coming from do takkay ka Indian media, you are high on some next level nonsense that is indigenous to that idiotic country of yours.

Aukaat mein raho and share a neutral source of the groundsman's misbehavior with visiting teams. If you don't have any, then shut up and let others with valid opinions contribute.
 
HitWicket said:
No blindness here, you just haven't provided a single source from prior to today showing a history of confrontations with teams, for obvious reasons. Go on, try and provide a single one... The reality is you won't and will keep talking around it because you know it doesn't exist. It's an embarrassing attempt at a hit piece to cover for Gambhir being a manchild.
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If you can't see here then ask grok 😂😂😂 :kp
 
DeadlyVenom said:
Gauty was angry that the grass was green. It reminded him of a Pakistan flag.
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If England have any shame left than they should not cut the Grass prior to the match but knowing the tullebaaz of England and statpadder root to score some runs ,they will 100% cut the Grass like how Pakistan produced the Highway just because babar Azam can improve the test AVG.
#HaiHimmat .
:kp
 
India coach Gautam Gambhir was involved in a finger-wagging spat with Surrey head groundsman Lee Fortis this morning as tensions from an ill-tempered final day in Manchester spilled over at The Oval.

Mail Sport understands that Fortis was unhappy that members of the Indian dressing-room were using parts of the main square he was keen to protect, as well pulling their equipment across it during their net session.

Surrey will have hosted close to 60 days of cricket by the end of the summer, and Fortis was concerned about damage caused by boots and the bags’ wheels.

But Gambhir did not take kindly to the request, with Indian media reporting that he told Fortis: ‘You don’t tell me what to do.’

Fortis, who in 2024 was named ECB groundsman of the year for the third year in succession, was then spoken to in more conciliatory fashion by Indian batting coach Shitanshu Kotak, before being surrounded by Indian journalists asking him for his side of the story.

In a video of the conversation released by RevSportz Global, it is put to Fortis that he called Gambhir ‘a touchy guy’, though Fortis doesn’t engage with the remark. Asked whether he is ‘happy’ with Gambhir, he replies: ‘Am I happy? It’s not my job to be happy… You saw what he was like this morning. You’ll have to ask him.’

Kotak later said: ‘They had sent a man to send a message for us to stay 2.5 metres away from the pitch. We were wearing joggers. We know curators are possessive about the square. What he said about the head coach is his opinion, and I don’t want to comment. We did nothing wrong; we were wearing rubber spikes.

‘People are highly skilled and intelligent. None of the bowlers were even wearing spikes. You can be protective but not arrogant. It is not an antique that you can’t touch. He said we are trying to grow the grass. At the end of the day, it’s a cricket pitch.

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‘The curator yelled at the support staff when they were getting the icebox. Gambhir said he couldn’t talk like that. Everyone knows the curator at The Oval is not the easiest person to deal with. We will not be lodging any complaints.’

Gambhir, who has coached India to eight defeats in their last 11 Tests, has a reputation for *****liness that extends back into his playing days, and was outspoken on Sunday evening in Manchester after England objected to India’s refusal to accept Ben Stokes’s offer of a draw because they wanted Washington Sundar and Ravindra Jadeja to tick off centuries first.

That followed pre-match comments from India captain Shubman Gill, who accused England’s openers of not playing according to the spirit of the game on the third evening of the third Test at Lord’s. Gill alleged that Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett arrived 90 seconds late at the crease, a charge Crawley denied.

The fifth and final Test starts on Thursday, with England 2-1 up in the series.
 
Btw @DeadlyVenom when India player's along with English will Play on green grass wearing spike shoes then green grass will burnt within a day and it will become a road. Hope you understand now

:kp
 
Totally groundsman's fault. He cannot talk to others like that. Looks like Angrez and wanabe Angrez are still upset after Manchester humiliation.

#BharatiyasWithGambhir

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This photos from 2023 Ashes match ,

This same Clown pitch curator Lee Fortis standing on the Oval pitch with Brendon McCullum before the Ashes match in 2023.

,🤡🤡🤡😂😂😂😂😂😂

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Rajdeep said:
Totally groundsman's fault. He cannot talk to others like that. Looks like Angrez and wanabe Angrez are still upset after Manchester humiliation.

#BharatiyasWithGambhir

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And no suprise wannabe supporter of England will support their master's :kp
 
HitWicket said:
As I expected. For what is worth, Grok also can't find any examples of what I asked you for. No idea why you feel the need to make stuff up and then continue to lie about it.
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Stop lying . Here is grok reply " Reports indicate he has been involved in multiple disputes, including a notable incident with the Indian women’s cricket team at The Oval."

I was expected same reply from you so Im ready to Exposed your lie

:kp
 
Devadwal said:
Stop lying . Here is grok reply " Reports indicate he has been involved in multiple disputes, including a notable incident with the Indian women’s cricket team at The Oval."

I was expected same reply from you so Im ready to Exposed your lie

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Go ahead and ask it for a source on that claim from prior to today and I asked you for and you claim you've already posted.
 
Just read the full reported exchange. What a vile little man this Gambhir is ! Epitome of Napoleon syndrome.

Cricinfo reported he was the one who began swearing and repeatedly said "you're just a groundman. Nothing more. You stay in your capacity."

India's assistant coach made lame excuses saying you can sound arrogant when you're a high level person, pitch isn't an antique etc.

This is exactly why very few neutrals support India. This attitude of entitlement, we own the game, we beat our chests and do what we want, is no different to the English-Australian colonial attitude of the 1950s that they supposedly bemoan.

A good way to judge a human being's character is how they behave with people lower on the food chain in terms of status and income. That exchange speaks volumes of Gambhir's character.
 
HitWicket said:
Go ahead and ask it for a source on that claim from prior to today and I asked you for and you claim you've already posted.
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I think it would be a more valuable use of time to turn up to the workplaces of Gautam Gambhir's two lawyers on here seemingly working gratis for him.

And proceed to swear at them, tell them to stay in their capacity etc.

Not sure if they'd take too kindly to that.
 
Devadwal said:
Hahahaha now after Exposing yourselves you again pretant to be blind.

Now grok is already verified my claimed and exposed you lie .

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Grok hasn't verified your claims at all.

You claimed there is a source from prior to today that indicates the groundsman had been problematic with other teams. Unsurprisingly because you made this up, grok states this doesn't exist.
 
HitWicket said:
Grok hasn't verified your claims at all.

You claimed there is a source from prior to today that indicates the groundsman had been problematic with other teams. Unsurprisingly because you made this up, grok states this doesn't exist.
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From Grok "Reports indicate he has been involved in multiple disputes, including a notable incident with the Indian women’s cricket team at The Oval"
 
Well Gambhir he may be just a groundsman…

But after the 5th test - you will be unemployed :)
 
Devadwal said:
Btw @DeadlyVenom when India player's along with English will Play on green grass wearing spike shoes then green grass will burnt within a day and it will become a road. Hope you understand now

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DeadlyVenom said:
Gauty was angry that the grass was green. It reminded him of a Pakistan flag.
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@Rajdeep he will never ever forget this reply. He was trying to be oversmart but my my my ho gya iska.

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Devadwal said:
From Grok "Reports indicate he has been involved in multiple disputes, including a notable incident with the Indian women’s cricket team at The Oval"
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Grok lol

So you have no knowledge of such incidents and are busy searching away for anything which make ghambir look innocent.

The only evidence is the video in the OP , ghambir as quoted on here is talking down to ghambir as he’s worthless. The bloke is a complete numpty and we know for sure of many incidents with his idiotic quotes .
 
Devadwal said:
From Grok "Reports indicate he has been involved in multiple disputes, including a notable incident with the Indian women’s cricket team at The Oval"
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Once again, ask Grok for what you're actually claiming exists. A source from before today of him having a dispute with a team. Do let us know the answer it gives.
 
The Bald Eagle said:
I don't know why Indians are so upset as if this is their version of Ashes or BGT...
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I don't know why Pakistanis after humiliated by Manchester security personal (when they tell Pakistan fan to hide the Pakistan kit or remove it ) still blindly supporting. Maybe it against India otherwise I see no other reason after humiliated by them 2 day ago . :kp
 
Damn, the way Gautam made comments that you are just a groundsman and stay a groundsman, really represents India. These people only respect the status and not human beings.

All the Indian taxi drivers here, should tone it down a little, in gauti eyes you lot have no respect than
 
The Bald Eagle said:
Oozing arrogance, not a sane man's attitude by gg

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Typical Cult member. Has the British rule chip on his shoulder.

Send these terrorist sympathisers back to India, shackled in a C130.

First they tell spectators what to wear, now having a go at the ground staff.

Remind these Indians they speak English, the language of their rulers, commanders, past, present, and future.

In the end the cult are losing their grip, and the world celebrates.
 
Rajdeep said:
India were 0/2 and ended up drawing the test match with their best batsman out injured. Joke on yoy
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You are celebrating a draw , when you needed to win to level the series . This is the same loser mentality your batters showed and what Ghambir is showing towards people who work at the ground he is a guest in off . Heck even Ghandi is alluding to this saying if India listened to him 5 jets would be here .

I know it’s been a hard year for India , losing this series to come but the mentality needs to change , be more professional and be realistic , you’re not some great team dominating and not a first world nation. Hopefully with this humiliation will then become limited . Well done to the groundsman for showing his class . :wg
 
The Bald Eagle said:
I don't know why Indians are so upset as if this is their version of Ashes or BGT...
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No one respects Indians. This is why they are upset.

They'd have more chance of assimilation displaying their love for the Swatsika.

The cult are the very reason the world despises Indians and wants to get rid of them from their native lands.

Like the Zionists, the true member of the Hindutva cult is a wanderer, a nomad, with no identity.
 
KingKhanWC said:
You are celebrating a draw , when you needed to win to level the series . This is the same loser mentality your batters showed and what Ghambir is showing towards people who work at the ground he is a guest in off . Heck even Ghandi is alluding to this saying if India listened to him 5 jets would be here .

I know it’s been a hard year for India , losing this series to come but the mentality needs to change , be more professional and be realistic , you’re not some great team dominating and not a first world nation. Hopefully with this humiliation will then become limited . Well done to the groundsman for showing his class . :wg
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Some team can't Even get the chance to celebrate a draw in a perticular country form last 30 year's. :kp
 
KingKhanWC said:
You are celebrating a draw , when you needed to win to level the series . This is the same loser mentality your batters showed and what Ghambir is showing towards people who work at the ground he is a guest in off . Heck even Ghandi is alluding to this saying if India listened to him 5 jets would be here .

I know it’s been a hard year for India , losing this series to come but the mentality needs to change , be more professional and be realistic , you’re not some great team dominating and not a first world nation. Hopefully with this humiliation will then become limited . Well done to the groundsman for showing his class . :wg
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They have been celebrating loses like draws, and draws like wins. This is the Tendulkar effect on generation of Indians. Never used to winning, but always got to count to a 100 in a losing cause.
 
Technics 1210 said:
They have been celebrating loses like draws, and draws like wins. This is the Tendulkar effect on generation of Indians. Never used to winning, but always got to count to a 100 in a losing cause.
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Sachnistas are no different from the rss mentality. Root is on his way to end what Indians thought was an infinite record , the most test runs is a prestigious award . In the hands of the English forever . We then had Indians acting like the 80s windies trying to intimidate Crawley which backfired with laughter and plenty of return later costing India the match . Now India feeling they have won even tho they survived to draw . It’s all pressure and frustration knowing another lost series is coming and teenda will be 2nd.
 
Rajdeep said:
India were 0/2 and ended up drawing the test match with their best batsman out injured. Joke on you
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Lol then you should apologize Babar and call him king. His side played 172 overs against prime Aussie trio in 2022....but but sir that was on a highway

And Stokes didn't bowl on 4th day at all. And how many catches did Britain's drop? :kp #epichumiliation for Australia #Joke of the century
 
KingKhanWC said:
Sachnistas are no different from the rss mentality. Root is on his way to end what Indians thought was an infinite record , the most test runs is a prestigious award . In the hands of the English forever . We then had Indians acting like the 80s windies trying to intimidate Crawley which backfired with laughter and plenty of return later costing India the match . Now India feeling they have won even tho they survived to draw . It’s all pressure and frustration knowing another lost series is coming and teenda will be 2nd.
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Root mustn't tour India in a couple of years. The BCCI and cult will target him for sure. Especially if he score the heartbreaking runs in Mumbai.

Indians will never learn, 5000 years on and still making the same mistakes.
 
The Bald Eagle said:
Lol then you should apologize Babar and call him king. His side played 172 overs against prime Aussie trio in 2022....but but sir that was on a highway

And Stokes didn't bowl on 4th day at all. And how many catches did Britain's drop? :kp #epichumiliation for Australia #Joke of the century
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Maybe you should know the difference between a home test( On a highway ) and an Away test.

Babar Azam test century in SENA nations -1

Washington Sundar test century in SENA nations - 1

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Rajdeep said:
Root cant score on spicy pitch

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Joe Root's Test batting average was around 42.4. After the implementation of Bazball, his average has increased to around 50.1 ( From Google search)

Once they started producing the flat track for bazballers tullebaaz he increased his AVG. He is a FTB

:kp
 
Ok I second you for the argument sake, so why you lot crying now atleast Eng make fair pitches not highways like Pakistan :kp
Devadwal said:
Maybe you should know the difference between a home test( On a highway ) and an Away test.

Babar Azam test century in SENA nations -1

Washington Sundar test century in SENA nations - 1

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The Bald Eagle said:
Ok I second you for the argument sake, so why you lot crying now atleast Eng make fair pitches not highways like Pakistan :kp
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Fair pitch only before tullebaaz Approch ( so called Bazball) , now they produce patta wickets most of the Times. There is reason why Root AVG increase to 50 otherwise he is 40-45 avg Batsman ( Just like prior to bazball)

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Devadwal said:
Fair pitch only before tullebaaz Approch ( so called Bazball) , now they produce patta wickets most of the Times. There is reason why Root AVG increase to 50 otherwise he is 40-45 avg Batsman ( Just like prior to bazball)

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Lol you are becoming a laughing stock now pal, atleast stick to one line of argument. These pitches can't be Patta in poms turns and spicy pitches at your time.
 
The Bald Eagle said:
Lol you are becoming a laughing stock now pal, atleast stick to one line of argument. These pitches can't be Patta in poms turns and spicy pitches at your time.
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I don't care what people think because I love to expose them . On topic Maybe you should check the history of bazball pitches in England. :kp
 
JaDed said:
The best thing about Gauti is he doesnt stand down against bullies, I know Dravid or Sachin would had let it go.
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We don't know if the groundsman was being a bully here. Gambhir has poor emotional regulation, like most Delhi-wallahs. :kohli
 
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