The first day of the fifth Test match between England and India at The Oval was badly disrupted by heavy rain and thunderstorms. England led 2-1 coming into the final game, with India needing victory to draw the series.

India head coach Gautam Gambhir clashed Tuesday with ground staff at the Oval cricket stadium ahead of the final test match of an occasionally fractious series against England. England leads the series 2-1.

Sourav Ganguly was unhappy with the Indian team management for not including Kuldeep Yadav, who the former captain felt should have played in most of the Tests in the series

India’s red-ball captain Shubman Gill has publicly backed head coach Gautam Gambhir following a brief altercation with The Oval’s pitch curator, Lee Fortis, during a practice session ahead of the fifth and final Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy.

Team India and the curator of The Oval in London are at loggerheads two days before the start of the fifth Test. Gambhir had a heated argument with Lee Fortis after the latter stopped the visitors from inspecting the pitch.