India, June 5 -- Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir addressed the tragedy of Wednesday in Bengaluru, where a stampede led to the loss of 11 lives and injured multiple individuals outside the Chinnaswamy Stadium. Gambhir was blunt in his assessment, saying that he is not a fan of roadshows, urging the authority to be a lot more responsible, and added that no matter how big the occasion, such over-the-top celebrations should be curbed.

"I was never a believer that we need to have roadshows. Even when I was playing, I had the same statement to make. After winning 2007 [T20 World Cup], I felt that we should not have roadshows. The lives of the people are far more important, and I will continue to say that. Even in future, I think we can be...