Gautam Gambhir took a dig against Bishan Singh Bedi and other DDCA officials for ignoring Saini as a part of the Delhi Ranji side a few years ago. His tweet created some controversy in the social media and for the first time, Bedi and Chetan Chauhan have responded to it.
Speaking to PTI Bedi said, “I don”t believe that I have to stoop to conquer. I would rather not react to any comments on twitter. I have never said a negative thing about Navdeep Saini. Also, I believe if someone has made it, it”s his credit, not any Tom, Dick or Harry”s.“
Kudos Navdeep Saini on ur India debut. U already have 2 wkts even before u have bowled— @BishanBedi & @ChetanChauhanCr. Their middle stumps are gone seeing debut of a player whose cricketing obituary they wrote even before he stepped on the field, shame!!! @BCCI pic.twitter.com/skD77GYjk9
— Gautam Gambhir (Modi Ka Parivar) (@GautamGambhir) August 3, 2019
Navdeep Saini has been phenomenal in his debut as he registered thrifty spells and added wickets to his name. He even bowled the last over a maiden, thus announcing his arrival in style. On numerous occasions, Saini has mentioned that he owes a lot to Gambhir for helping him pursue his dream.
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Gambhir also criticized Chetan Chauhan, the then DDCA official who rejected Saini”s inclusion by saying Saini as an “outsider”.
Chauhan also had his say and said that “Cricketers from Delhi were moving out to different states while some of the talented players were told to join the Delhi camp. This system wasn’t working and the DDCA executive committee felt that there should be a one-year cooling period like they have in Mumbai.”
“Then one fine day, Gambhir suggested Saini’s name and I was against it because it was against the regulations. Gambhir
even threatened to quit playing for Delhi. I got a call from then DDCA president Arun Jaitley, who wasn’t in favor of making it a public spectacle“, concluded Chauhan.
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The events took a massive turn when Gambhir accused Bedi of including his son Angad Bedi as a part of the squad. This latest tweet has left everyone puzzled and it will be interesting what Bedi has to answer for the same.
😂 @BishanBedi talking about “stooping to conquer” 😂,man who was pushing his undeserving son for selection or @ChetanChauhanCr bent on getting his nephew in DDCA team. Shame. Also reproducing Bedi’s comments on Navdeep in a protest letter of 2013. Read onhttps://t.co/hhwMDViipZ
— Gautam Gambhir (Modi Ka Parivar) (@GautamGambhir) August 4, 2019