Srinagar: Former Pakistan pacer Tanveer Ahmad has called Gautam Gambhir parchi on getting Team India job ahead of VVS Laxman.
Gautam Gambhir was appointed as India coach after Rahul Dravid ended his tenure with a World Cup win.
Gambhir gave up his love for Kolkata Knight Riders for the greater good.
Tanveer Ahmed felt that Gambhir doesn’t deserve the role. The ex-Pakistan pacer levelled ‘parchi’ allegations against the former India opener and believes Laxman was a more qualified contender ahead of him.
“VVS Laxman should have become the head coach of the Indian team because he has been with the India B team as coach for a long time. It seems as if Gautam Gambhir’s appointment is a ‘parchi’ case,” tweeted Tanveer, who played 5 Tests, 2 ODIs and a lone T20I for Pakistan.
Laxman has spent a considerable amount of time with the Indian team comprising juniors. He was the coach when India won the gold medal at last year’s Asian Games and also more recently as the Boys in Blue defeated Zimbabwe 4-1 in T20Is. He also oversaw the Indian T20I team that defeated Australia 4-1 at home right after the 2023 ODI World Cup.