Abhimanyu Easwaran's private chat with Gautam Gambhir leaked: 'I will not push you...'

The private chat between Abhimanyu Easwaran and India head coach Gautam Gambhir over his constant snubs has been revealed by the Bengal batter's father.

Ranganathan Parameshwaran has revealed that Gautam Gambhir has assured Abhimanyu Easwaran of a longer run in the Indian Test team once he makes his debut.

Abhimanyu Easwaran fails to get Test cap on England tour

Easwaran is one of the most experienced batters in the current Indian Test squad, having featured in 103 First-class matches for Bengal.

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However, he is yet to receive his Test cap, with over 960 days having passed since he first got his India call-up. A total of 15 players have debuted since his first inclusion in the squad, and even Karun Nair has made a comeback after eight years.

Easwaran has scored 7841 runs in 177 innings at an average of 48.70 in his immensely successful First-class career. He has hit 27 centuries and 31 fifties, which shows his appetite for scoring big runs.

With the amount of experience and runs in his bag, many expected Easwaran to finally make his Test debut after Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli retired.

However, that didn't happen as Easwaran sat on the bench for all five Tests of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025, and Gautam Gambhir's team management used Sai Sudharsan and Karun Nair at the No.3 spot.

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He was pissed off - Abhimanyu Easwaran's father

Speaking to Vickey Lalwani on his YouTube channel, Ranganathan Parameshwaran said that his son Easwaran was "pissed off" after not getting his India cap on the England tour.

Parameshwaran further opened up on his telephonic conversation with Abhimanyu Easwaran, stating that his son was disturbed, but not totally shattered. He elaborated:

"My son will fly to Bengaluru to prepare for the Duleep Trophy. He'll spend 10-12 days there, return to Dehradun for a few days, and then head back. He was disturbed after not being picked for the fifth Test—he was expecting that call. I told him, 'Son, you have lived your dream.' He replied, 'I understand. I've lived my dream for 23 years, and not getting picked for one or two matches won’t shatter that.'"

"He was pissed off because he wasn’t picked. When I called him, he said, ‘Dad, I still haven’t found a place.’"

Abhimanyu Easwaran's private chat with Gautam Gambhir disclosed

Parameshwaran also disclosed the chat between Abhimanyu Easwaran and Gautam Gambhir, which kept his son motivated despite setbacks.

Gautam Gambhir and the entire coaching staff have a lot of trust in Abhimanyu Easwaran and have assured him of a longer rope, revealed Bengal batter's father.

"Gautam Gambhir, when he spoke to my son, he assured him see you you're doing the right kind of things you'll get your turn you'll get a long run. 'I'm not the one who will push you out after one or two matches. I'll give you a long rope.'

"That's what my son communicated to me. The entire coaching team assured him that he'll get his due, he'll get his long run. That's the best I can say. My son is waiting for 4 years, He's put in 23 years of hard work," Ranganathan added.