India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir is known to not mince words and wears his heart on his sleeve. Gambhir said he doesn’t need to clarify anything when he was asked about rift rumors in the dressing room between him and the two Indian veterans, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.

Gambhir recently led India to T20 World Cup glory as the team defeated New Zealand by 96 runs in the summit clash at Ahmedabad. The chief coach said he and the team are allowed to make a few mistakes but they have always had the right intention.

“I am human, I should be allowed to make mistakes as well, just like anyone else. Players should be allowed to make mistakes, I must have made mistakes in the last 18 months. I don’t shy away from that, but I have always believed in one thing, wrong decisions with the right intent is acceptable,” Gautam Gambhir responded to the criticism surrounding him (via RevSportz).

“I don’t need to clarify anything and everything that appears on social media,” Gambhir said of rumors.

Meanwhile, Gambhir said it would be his honour to represent India at the LA Olympics 2028, with cricket set to be reintroduced at the Games.

“I would love to be part of the Olympics. It’s a huge honour. Very few get the honour to represent India at the Olympics,” he admitted.

Gambhir said it is imperative to be aggressive in the red-ball format and he is confident that they will be fine after recent dips.

“I was very clear from the first day — the tougher the game, the more aggressive you have to be. Come the big game, come the grudge game, you got to be more aggressive. Handling transition in red-ball cricket is much tougher compared to white-ball cricket. We will be fine in the future,” he concluded.

India will take on Afghanistan after the IPL 2026 conclusion.