'My relationship with Kohli is not…’: Gautam Gambhir finally breaks silence on relationship with India star

Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir addresses a press conference on Monday (July 22) and talked about his relationship with star India batter Virat Kohli, saying that the relationship “is between the two of us and not for TRPs”.

The spats between Gambhir and Virat Kohli have often grabbed eyeballs but it seems that both of them have decided to focus on the future and are least bothered about their past rivalry.  It is to be noted that Gambhir and Kohli will work closely with each other during the T20 and ODI tour of Sri Lanka, which is scheduled to start from July 27.

“My relationship with Virat Kohli is between the two of us and not for TRP,” Gambhir said during the press conference.

Referring to Kohli, Gambhir added, “We have had lots of discussions and everyone has the right fight for their jersey. At the moment, we are representing India; we are representing 140 crore Indians. We have an excellent relationship with him off the field. But it’s not for the public. It’s not important how many chats I’ve had with him during or after the game. He is a thorough professional, a world-class athlete, and hopefully he will continue that way.”

Gambhir remarked that the since Rohit Sharma and Kohli have announced their retirement from T20I, the workload of seniors like Jasprit Bumrah will increase. “Workload for someone like Jasprit Bumrah is important. Now that Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will play only two formats, I expect them to be available for most games,” Gambhir said.