The team is readying for the Vijay Hazare trophy and is to play it's first game against Jammu & Kashmir on Wednesday. This is not the first time that Gambhir has had issues with the curators over the nature of pitches this season.
According to sources close to the development, Sundaram was not happy with Gambhir talking to the groundstaff regarding the nature of the pitch. "Gambhir was batting in the side nets when he saw Sundaram talking to his staff. Sundaram apparently found the pitches too dry and asked the groundsman to water the pitch. Gambhir, on the other hand, did not want it watered. Sundaram then asked the opener to stay away from pitch preparation which led to an altercation between the two," said a source.
Sundaram then contacted the DDCA bigwigs and was asked to give his complaint in writing. "We did get an official complaint from Sundaram. Yes, this has been happening for a while now. We'll set up an enquiry on Tuesday as vice-president Chetan Chauhan is out of town. We'll have to see to what extent Gambhir can be involved in administrative decisions," DDCA president Sneh Bansal told TOI on Monday.
When TOI contacted Gambhir, the opener rubbished the allegations. "I got calls from the media saying that DDCA curator Venkat Sundaram has accused me of using abusive language. I can categorically tell you that there is no truth in this. Yes I did meet him on Monday at the Kotla ground but there was no heated argument at all. Being a well-wisher of Delhi cricket my only suggestion to Venkat Sundaram was to give us a wicket that suits the Delhi team.
"Yes, we have differences of opinion when it comes to the nature of pitch but to say that I abused him is a piece of fiction. Being the captain of the Delhi team I have enough things to worry about and Venkat is the last person on my mind."
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