Overview
- Atul Wassan, speaking Thursday on Vickey Lalwani’s YouTube show, called Gautam Gambhir a bully with a high‑ego, “my way or the highway” style and claimed some India players feel uneasy under him.
- Wassan linked Gambhir’s confrontational streak to a Delhi cricket culture and cited his public clash with Virat Kohli as an example of over‑aggression.
- Coverage notes a mixed coaching record under Gambhir, with India winning the 2025 Champions Trophy and 2026 T20 World Cup but losing home series in Tests and ODIs to New Zealand and South Africa.
- The Times of India reported that the BCCI still backs Gambhir and has discussed extending his contract beyond the 2027 ODI World Cup, which has not been publicly confirmed by the board.
- Wassan did not name any unhappy players and none have spoken on the record, and his long‑running friction with Gambhir dates to a 2017–18 dispute over Delhi’s captaincy.