Overview
- Speaking to Sports Tak and Sports Today, Tiwary claimed head coach Gautam Gambhir likely influenced chief selector Ajit Agarkar in replacing Rohit Sharma.
- He argued such a call would not be made without the coach's input and said Agarkar and Gambhir are equally responsible.
- Tiwary criticized the handling of the transition as disrespectful to Sharma and said he has lost interest in watching India's ODIs.
- Sharma had retired from T20Is and Tests but continued in ODIs, ending his captaincy tenure with the 2025 Champions Trophy win.
- Shubman Gill now leads the ODI side with Sharma still playing under him, including the ongoing New Zealand series and a third ODI scheduled for January 18 in Indore.