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IND vs SA 1st Test: Ex-India cricketer Manoj Tiwary has yet again slammed Gautam Gambhir for the comments that he made in the post-match press conference after the hosts lost the first Test match against South Africa by 30 runs last week. Tiwary specifically took a dig at Gambhir for not showing proper technique on a turning pitch in Kolkata, and that Gambhir should teach the players and not blame them.

Gambhir made these statements after the pitch at Eden was slammed. There are a few people who are of the view that the host made the mistake in requesting a dry, turning pitch, which was quite similar to last year's 3-0 loss to New Zealand, which didn't work in their favour as the visitors' spinners took advantage of these conditions.

“You cannot blame players’ technique after losing. As a coach, your job is to teach, not to blame. If the batters didn’t have solid defence, why weren’t they trained before the match? When he played, Gambhir himself was a good player of spin, so he should teach more about it. The results aren’t in India’s favour," Tiwary was quoted as saying to India Today.

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The Indian team have now lost more Test matches under Gambhir's guidance as compared to more Test matches than he won when he was playing, and he also said that the team is still young. His supporters have defended him by saying that the team underwent a transition in his term, as players like Virat Kohli, R Ashwin, and Rohit Sharma announced their retirement from this format, along with players like Cheteshwar Pujara, Ishant Sharma, and Ajinkya Rahane.

Tiwary also revealed that both Kohli and Rohit wanted to protect this format but were forced to retire owing to the bad atmosphere in the team.

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“This whole ‘transition phase’ talk—I disagree with it. India doesn’t need a transition. New Zealand or Zimbabwe needs a transition. Our domestic cricket is full of talented performers waiting for chances. Because of this unnecessary transition, our star players—like Virat and Rohit—who wanted to keep playing Test cricket and protect its sanctity, slowly stepped back because of the atmosphere created around them," he concluded.

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