Aakash Chopra recalls when current Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir fought with a truck driver | Cricket News

Former and Delhi opener Aakash Chopra recollected an incident when his former teammate and current Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir fought with a truck driver.
“Gautam is someone who once fought with a truck driver in Delhi,” Chopra said in a podcast with Raj Shamani.
“He got out of his car and climb the truck to grab the collar of the driver because he made a wrong turn and was abusing. I was like, ‘Gauti, what are you doing?’ So that’s made him Gautam.”
Chopra said although Gambhir was a very hardworking cricketer but also called him “short-fused” when it comes to the temperament.
“Passionate guy. Very hardworking when it comes to his craft,” said Chopra.
“A bit serious but scored a lot of runs. He always wore his heart on the sleeve.
“Temperament wise he can be very short-fused. But everyone has a different character.”
A gritty left-handed opener, who was once ranked the best Test batsman, Gambhir has tasted success both as a captain and mentor in IPL.
Gautam Gambhir has had a hory of confrontation and conflict with some of the cricketers – the name of Virat Kohli comes to mind – and Gambhir would do well to keep his personal likes and dislikes aside while guiding the Indian team.
Gautam Gambhir is taking up the job when Indian cricket is in a bullish mood, having just won the T20 World Cup. But the atmosphere will not take much time to take a turn if initial results in his tenure don’t go as desired. This is where the head coach needs to keep calm and keep the team in a good headspace.