Indian opener Gautam Gambhir who made a comeback into the Indian side and was subsequently dropped was back in Delhi playing domestic cricket but could not see his side to the quarter-finals of the Ranji Trophy. In a live interview with his fans on facebook, Gautam Gambhir spoke about his favourite food, knock and his equation with MS Dhoni. He promised his fans to answer the questions with utmost honesty as the Delhi man went live on facebook.
On asking about missing a century in the world cup 2011 final Gambhir replied “I know it was disappointing to miss the hundred in World Cup final but I feel the country which is obsessed with hundreds I thought people could remember 97 because we ended up on the winning side. For me, I think being on the winning side is far more important and gives me far more happiness than scoring individual hundred because no one remembers that Mahela Jayawardene scored a hundred and ended on the losing side. I would have taken it if somebody told me I would get out on 97 but the team would win”
When asked about his equation with India’s limited over captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni Gambhir gave a fitting reply.
Gambhir said, “There is no rivalry between me and Dhoni (MS Dhoni) I feel whenever we have played for India irrespective of whether we have had a difference of opinion but our ultimate aim has always been to try and make our country proud to try and to try and win. So even if there are differences of opinion that happens in every sphere of life whether it’s family, whether it’s any profession but until the time your goal is to help the country win and it is the same I don’t think there will be any differences.”
“For me, I think he is a great player, a fantastic player, and a fantastic human being as well and we have enjoyed some of the best moments of our life together whether it was 2007 T20 World Cup, 2011 World Cup or for that matter being the No.1 Test side in the world. So I think some of the best moments of our professional life we have shared together and our ambition and our goals have always been the same.”
Gambhir also did not leave the opportunity to thank his fans and told that his fans are the reason for what he has achieved till date.
My fans have been amazing, they have been the biggest support I have had, they are the people who pushed me to achieve whatever I have and keep pushing me even now and they are the only people who I try to push myself for to make them proud because they are the biggest motivation. Playing for the country itself is the biggest motivation but the way they have supported me in my good and bad times it has been an unbelievable strength.”
According to Gautam Gambhir, his favourite food is Rajma Chawal and his favourite actor is Aamir khan. Gambhir also loves watching football and named the game as his favourite stress buster.
“My favourite actor is Amir Khan. Whatever movie he has made has been absolutely fantastic. There is some X-factor about those movies as well. Even if he makes one movie in a year or one in two years it’s about quality work more than quantity.”
“I love watching football, it is my biggest stress buster and I support Manchester United. My favourite footballer is Cristiano Ronaldo”
The left-handed batsman was also asked about his favourite innings which he says to be the innings at Napier.
“My favourite inning has been Napier, Test cricket is something people keep relating me with two World Cup wins but my favourite innings is Napier. It is the closest to my heart, I have always enjoyed playing Tests. Napier was something that is very very special to me. In that innings, I did something nobody expected me to do because I am someone who is very impatient and playing for two and a half days was the complete opposite of what people relate me with.”
When asked about his favourite bowler, his answer was former Sri Lankan player Muttiah Muralitharan who had troubled batsman from all over the world during his time.
“The best bowler I have faced in my career is Muralitharan (Muttiah Muralitharan). I think he has been the toughest opponent I have faced it’s a great challenge whenever you are playing against such a great bowler it is always a challenge to try and come on top of it and I think I have always enjoyed challenges. The biggest challenge I have faced in my career was facing him in Sri Lanka when I was making my comeback.”