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Rare clip captures Pandya, Gambhir's heated moment after loss in IND vs SA 2nd T20I

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Gautam Gambhir and Hardik Pandya [Source: @sathish_offical/x.com]Gautam Gambhir and Hardik Pandya [Source: @sathish_offical/x.com]

India’s loss in the second T20I against South Africa has opened a can of worms. The series is level again, the pressure is back on and head coach Gautam Gambhir is right in the firing line but this time, the questions are relentless.

Hardik Pandya’s dressing-room discussion with Gautam Gambhir goes viral

What has made things spicier is a clip that leaked from the Indian dressing room where Gambhir was seen chatting with Hardik Pandya. The viral video didn’t reveal what Gambhir told Hardik.

But fans had their theories ready before the clip even finished buffering. Pandya looked a bit off, Gambhir looked in discussion mode, and social media did the rest.

T20 cricket does not wait for explanations. The heat comes thick and fast, especially after a loss that exposes cracks the team didn’t fix in time.

India’s chase never quite got going

The match itself told the real story. India were chasing 215 and never looked like they had the wheels to stay in the race. The batting rhythm went missing early and the innings felt like a car stuck in neutral.

Hardik Pandya’s 20 off 23 came at the wrong time. India needed a turbo boost. The release shots never came. The gears refused to shift. And by the time he fell, the chase had already drifted into no-man’s land.

The contrast from the Cuttack opener couldn’t be sharper. There, Hardik smashed an unbeaten 59 off 28 balls and walked away with Player of the Match. Two games, two wildly different versions of the same cricketer. And that is exactly why the microscope has suddenly zoomed in.

Questions pile up for Gambhir’s think-tank

This isn’t just about losing one game. It is about whether the team looks like it has a plan that works every night, not just every alternate night. The big questions came flying in:

  • Why is Shubman Gill still opening when his T20 returns are patchy?
  • Why did Axar Patel walk out at number three in a massive chase?
  • Why does the middle order look unsure of its own role?
  • Is this the best direction with a World Cup just months away?

These are full-volume questions. And Gambhir, being one of the most opinionated cricket brains around, naturally becomes part of the conversation. A high-pressure loss followed by a dressing-room chat was always going to snowball. And snowball it has.

All eyes on Dharamsala

With the series now locked at 1-1, India don’t have the luxury of time. The next match in Dharamsala is a chance to reset the narrative before things spiral into unnecessary drama.

The Gambhir-led setup knows they have to find answers quickly. The T20 World Cup 2026 isn’t far away. And in a format where momentum swings like a pendulum, India need to start stitching together performances that look repeatable, not accidental.