{"id":19514,"date":"2025-10-20T20:53:04","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T20:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/20\/navjot-singh-sidhu-hits-out-at-post-calling-for-agarkar-gambhirs-removal-never-imagined-cricket-news\/"},"modified":"2025-10-20T20:53:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T20:53:04","slug":"navjot-singh-sidhu-hits-out-at-post-calling-for-agarkar-gambhirs-removal-never-imagined-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/20\/navjot-singh-sidhu-hits-out-at-post-calling-for-agarkar-gambhirs-removal-never-imagined-cricket-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Navjot Singh Sidhu Hits Out At Post Calling For Agarkar-Gambhir\u2019s Removal: &#8216;Never Imagined&#8230;&#8217; | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-9648485\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">October 20, 2025, 18:08 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl-9648485\" class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-1315767828 asubttl-schema\">Navjot Singh Sidhu refutes fake claims about Gautam Gambhir and Ajit Agarkar ahead of India-Australia series, requesting fans not to spread misinformation.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b artsharwrp\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news18.co\/gnps-en-btn\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"jsx-91f4da8d48c13a79 gglebtn bgprpl\"\/><\/p>\n<div id=\"artshare\" class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b artshare\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b stickdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b deskwrapstkdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b fontchange\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/font.svg\" height=\"30px\" width=\"30px\" alt=\"font\" title=\"font\" class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b lazyload\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-1315767828 amimg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Rohit Sharma (left) and Gautam Gambhir during a training session. (PTI Photo)\" title=\"Rohit Sharma (left) and Gautam Gambhir during a training session. (PTI Photo)\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1627283897_news18_logo-1200x800.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=400&amp;height=225\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-1315767828\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Rohit Sharma (left) and Gautam Gambhir during a training session. (PTI Photo)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\">Former India opener Navjot Singh Sidhu slammed an X user on Monday, after a post from the account claimed that the former had asked for the removal of head coach Gautam Gambhir and chief selector Ajit Agarkar if India want to win the 2027 ODI World Cup.<\/p>\n<p id=\"2\" class=\"story_para_2\"><span class=\"cf0\">Social media was abuzz with a fake quote attributed to Sidhu, making him the latest celebrity to fall victim to online misinformation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"4\" class=\"story_para_4\"><span class=\"cf0\">The fake post surfaced ahead of the India-Australia series, claiming that Sidhu had called for the removal of <\/span><span class=\"cf0\">Agarkar<\/span><span class=\"cf0\"> and Gambhir and requested the reinstatement of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/cricket\/why-australia-avoided-over-the-top-celebrations-after-removing-rohit-sharma-and-virat-kohli-cheaply-look-carefully-ws-bl-9648118.html\">Rohit Sharma<\/a> as skipper to bag the 2027 World Cup.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"5\" class=\"story_para_5\">\u201c<span class=\"cf0\">Never said it, don\u2019t spread fake news, never imagined it. Shame on you,&#8221; Sidhu replied to the X post on Monday morning.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"7\" class=\"story_para_7\"><span class=\"cf0\">The Indian team is in a transition phase under <\/span><span class=\"cf0\">Agarkar<\/span><span class=\"cf0\"> and Gambhir, with star batter <\/span><span class=\"cf0\">Shubman<\/span><span class=\"cf0\"> Gill taking over as the new skipper in both ODIs and Tests.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"9\" class=\"story_para_9\"><span class=\"cf0\">With the 2027 ODI World Cup just two years away, questions are being raised about the futures of senior cricketers Rohit and Virat Kohli.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"10\" class=\"story_para_10\">\u201c<span class=\"cf0\">They are part of the squad at the moment in Australia. They are incredible players, but this isn\u2019t the forum to harp on individual performances. Two years from now, it\u2019s difficult to predict the situation,&#8221; Agarkar recently said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"11\" class=\"story_para_11\">\u201c<span class=\"cf0\">Who knows, younger players may emerge and claim those spots. Both are great players, and they will not be judged in every match. Once they start playing, we will assess the situation,&#8221; Agarkar added.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"13\" class=\"story_para_13\"><span class=\"cf0\">The Indian team management remains focused on assessing cricketer performances and making selections based on team needs. With emerging talent pushing for spots and senior cricketers still delivering, the future composition of the team remains open.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-1315767828 atbtlink fp\"><span>First Published:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"rs\">\n<p>October 20, 2025, 18:06 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-1315767828 brdcrmb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/\">News<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/cricket\/\">cricket<\/a>  <span class=\"brdout\"> Navjot Singh Sidhu Hits Out At Post Calling For Agarkar-Gambhir\u2019s Removal: &#8216;Never Imagined&#8230;&#8217;<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"coral-wrap\" class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f \">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coral-cont\">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coltoptxt\">Disclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. 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(PTI Photo) Former India opener Navjot Singh Sidhu slammed an X user on Monday, after a post&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18329,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[50],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19514","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cricket"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19514","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19514"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19514\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18329"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19514"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19514"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}