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Team India head coach and former Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir is facing criticism from all corners after series of losses with the Indian cricket team. In the latest turn of events, former India cricketer Manoj Tiwary accused Gambhir of insulting former India captain Sourav Ganguly. Speaking in an interaction on ‘The Lallantop’, Tiwary revealed shocking details when Gambhir questioned Ganguly’s appointment.

However, the incident dates back to 2015, Tiwary brought all of it to limelight during his latest interview. Although, the heated exchange between Tiwary and Gambhir took place during a Ranji Trophy match between Delhi and Bengal at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, the former Bengal skipper has now made fresh allegations against the 43-year-old.

Manoj Tiwary accuses Gautam Gambhir of disrespecting Sourav Ganguly

During the recent interaction, Tiwary claimed that Gambhir questioned Ganguly’s appointment as the President of the Cricket Assoictaion of Bengal (CAB). "When he was constantly abusing, I remember Sourav Ganguly had just joined CAB (Cricket Association of Bengal). He was speaking rubbish about him too. He said things like 'Woh apna jack laga ke aa gaya. Tu bhi uske peeche aa gaya? Tu bhi yeh sab karke pohuch gaya. (He used his sources to reach where he has, and you too followed him? You are doing the game')," he revealed. It is to be noted that Gambhir made his ODI as well as Test debut under Sourav Ganguly’s captaincy.

"When I told Dada, he said 'theek hai' (It's fine). My duty was to convey it to him. You can see that he [Gambhir] has anger issue. After that day, there's no scope of us talking or meeting," the 39-year-old further added. Tiwary further recalled his altercation with Gambhir in the Ranji Trophy match, while adding that he almost got into a physical fight.  

Watch Manoj Tiwary’s reveal the shocking conversation:

"I have never heard anybody give such abuses. If anybody abuses your mother, you should not take it lying down. I am not a person who can handle abuses quietly. I asked him, 'Gauti bhai, why are you talking like this?'. Then the over got over. Then I lost cool. He said, 'meet me in the evening, I will thrash you'. I said, 'why evening? let's do it now.' The match was in Delhi. No player ever talked to me in that way. All media persons present heard all the words that came out from his mouth," Tiwary said.

The former cricketer further added, "The umpire came in between and he pushed away him too. Then the over ended and I was at the non-striker's end. He came to mid-off and started abusing me again. Umpires can't do much. He is a big player, and they are afraid that he can use his influence against them."