Before the Sydney Test, Team India's head coach Gautam Gambhir has given a statement on the dressing room controversy. He said in the press conference on Thursday that the debate between the coach and the players should remain in the dressing room only. As long as there are honest people in the dressing room, Indian cricket will be in safe hands.

The fifth and last match of the Border Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia will be played in Sydney from Friday (January 3). Team India is lagging 1-2 in the series. To keep alive the hopes of reaching the final of the World Test Championship, Team India will have to win the Sydney Test. However, it will also have to depend on the results of the series between Sri Lanka and Australia. If Sri Lanka defeats Australia 2-0 or 1-0, then the way for Team India to reach the final will be cleared.

What is the dressing room controversy?

Talking about the dressing room controversy, on Wednesday an English website revealed that everything is not going well in Team India. After the defeat in Melbourne, Gautam Gambhir was furious at the players. Senior players were also his target. According to the report, Gambhir had said that enough is enough.

It was also told in the report that some seniors did not want Jasprit Bumrah to captain the Perth Test. The first Test of the series between the two teams was played in Perth itself. Bumrah captained that match. Rohit Sharma could not play this match due to personal reasons. Team India won the match and took a 1-0 lead in the series.

What did Gambhir say?

Gautam Gambhir said in the press conference, the dressing room discussions between the coach and the players should be limited to that only. Indian cricket is in safe hands as long as there are honest people in the dressing room. Only one thing can keep you in the team and that is performance.

He further said that the feeling of team first matters most. Players can play their traditional games, but in team sports, individual players only contribute.

Injured Akashdeep will remain out

In response to a question, Gautam Gambhir said that fast bowler Akashdeep will not be able to play in the fifth test. He said, Akash is out due to back problem. I hope that we will be successful in retaining the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. There should only be talk about how we have played in this series.