Harbhajan Singh attacks Gautam Gambhir over dressing room leak allegations against Sarfaraz Khan

Former cricketer Harbhajan Singh has lashed out at India's head coach Gautam Gambhir for putting allegations on Sarfaraz Khan regarding the dressing room leaks. Harbhajan feels that Gambhir shouldn't have said such things and instead should have talked to the youngster.

Recently, a report in News 24 claimed that Gambhir named Sarfaraz in the BCCI's review meeting who leaked India's dressing room information to the media. In the same meeting, there were discussions on India's dismal performance in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

While the reports have claimed Gautam Gambhir to be blaming Sarfaraz, the India head coach hasn't said it officially so far and also hasn't responded on this issue. However, he has expressed his displeasure on the leaking of dressing room information in a press conference during the series.

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Harbhajan Singh slams Gautam Gambhir

While speaking on his YouTube channel, Harbhajan Singh spoke on the recent controversies surrounding the Indian cricket team after the team's defeat in Australia. He also shed light on Gautam Gambhir blaming Sarfaraz Khan for the dressing room leaks.

Harbhajan feels that Gautam Gambhir should have spoken to Sarfaraz before blaming him in front of BCCI officials. According to Harbhajan, Sarfaraz has a lot of cricket left in him and Gambhir should have explained to him first.

"Whatever has happened in the last few days, be it in Australia or after that...there are wins and losses on the field. But everyday new stories should not come out of the dressing room. Today there was a report that coach saab (Gautam Gambhir) has said Sarfaraz Khan has leaked dressing room talks to media," Harbhajan said.

"If the coach has said this, he should not have done so. If Sarfaraz Khan had done this in Australia, you are the coach, you could have talked to him then. He is a player, make him understand. He is a youngster, he will play for India in the future," he added.

Harbhajan Singh blames Sarfaraz Khan

The former India offspinner also blamed Sarfaraz Khan for leaking the news and believes that the talks in the dressing room should not come out at any cost. However, he urged everyone involved to sit and solve the whole issue.

"Being a senior player, it's our duty to give wisdom to youngsters. If he (Gautam Gambhir) has said this, that Sarfaraz has leaked the news, and if the player has indeed done so, then it's wrong. Dressing room talks should not come out in the open. You should sit and solve the matter," Harbhajan reckoned.

Sarfaraz Khan was in India's squad for the Test series in Australia but didn't play any matches. The 27-year-old has played 6 Tests so far and scored 371 runs at an average of 37.10 with one hundred and three fifties.

Harbhajan Singh compares India's current era with Greg Chappell

Harbhajan Singh further compared India's current era of cricket to that of the era when Greg Chappell was the coach. During that era, there was lack of communication between the players and coaching staff which led to the team's decline.

"Last six-eight months there is lot of rumours in Indian cricket. It's very important that there is coordination among players and coach. In the 2005-06 season, during Greg Chappell era the same thing happened," the former India spinner said.

In Greg Chappell's tenure, there was a fallout between the team's senior players and the head coach due to their varied opinions. Chappell tried to bring his own coaching methods which didn't quite work out in India.

As a result, India suffered some shocking defeats, most notably being the early exit in the 2007 ODI World Cup played in the West Indies. Chappell immediately resigned from the post after the fallout with the team's senior players.