The animosity between former Indian cricketer Manoj Tiwary and incumbent Indian head coach Gautam Gambhir is not new, with former having taken aim at the latter a lot of times in the past. Manoj Tiwary has again accused Gautam Gambhir, recalling an incident during their time at Kolkata Knight Riders. In his latest attack, Tiwary has accused Gambhir of using ‘abuse and threat’. Manoj Tiwary has opened up about the quarrel with Gambhir, which took an ugly turn. 

"I would get scolded without any reason. I couldn't understand why he would target me. In fact, when I came to KKR in 2010, he and I got along nicely. But then he would lose his cool at me out of the blue. He would use very hurtful words. Then, when I started thinking about it, I realised that out of all the local boys at KKR, I was the one who used to perform consistently. And since I was a promising youngster, the media was giving me attention. So, he didn't react to it well. That is what I believe," Tiwary said on Lallantop.

Once, we had a heated argument about my batting position at the Eden Gardens. I was upset and had gone to the washroom. He barged in and said 'This attitude won't work. Tujhe kabhi khilaunga nahi (I won't give you a game). This and that. I never liked such words. He was giving me a threat. Aaj ke baad, tujhe kabhi khilaunga nahi. Wasim Akram also came in. He was our bowling coach, so he calmed things down. He said 'You are the captain. Cool down' He understood, he knew what was happening. He had said good things about my talent a few years ago," Tiwary said.

Gautam Gambhir's stint as Indian head coach also started on a dull note, with India losing the home Test series against Bangladesh and New Zealand. And, recently they were thrashed by Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Gambhir has been under immense following India’s huge defeats.