TL;DR
- Gautam Gambhir slams Kris Srikkanth for belittling Harshit Rana’s selection.
- Srikkanth’s jokes about Rana became viral, drawing public trolling.
- Gambhir called it “shameful” to criticize a young player for YouTube engagement.
- Emphasizes Rana earned his place and deserves “performance-based” evaluation.
- Gambhir says player backgrounds shouldn’t invite personal attacks.
- Argues for moral responsibility in Indian cricket commentary.
- Srikkanth also questioned Nitish Kumar Reddy’s ODI spot.
- Gambhir urges future restraint on social media criticism of youngsters.
- Both Rana and Reddy performed decently in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
- Crisis reflects wider issues of online trolling and responsibility in sports media.





