NEW DELHI: Former cricketer Aakash Chopra recently reminisced about his time playing alongside Gautam Gambhir, the current head coach of the Indian cricket team.
During a podcast, Chopra reflected on Gambhir’s personality, particularly his intense passion and occasional short temper.
He described Gambhir as a hardworking cricketer who was deeply committed to his craft.
Despite being serious at times, Gambhir was a prolific run-scorer known for wearing his heart on his sleeve.
Chopra also touched on Gambhir’s fiery temperament, recalling an incident in Delhi where Gambhir got into a confrontation with a truck driver.
According to Chopra, Gambhir had exited his car, climbed onto the truck, and grabbed the driver's collar after the driver made a wrong turn and hurled abuses.
“Gautam is passionate and hardworking but has a short fuse,” Chopra shared on the podcast.
“He once fought with a truck driver in Delhi because of a wrong turn and some bad language. That’s just who Gautam is."
As Gambhir gears up for his first Test series as India’s head coach, the team is set to face Bangladesh in a two-match series starting September 19.
The first Test will be held in Chennai, followed by the second in Kanpur from September 27.
