India opener Gautam Gambhir, on Tuesday, spoke on a vast range of things and issues in his interaction with the fans on Facebook.
The 35-year-old, who recently made his comeback to the Test team, played a huge role in helping India win two World Cups (ICC World T20 2007 and ICC World Cup 2011) as his knocks in both finals helped India achieve glory.
“It was disappointing to miss the 100 in the final, but I hope that this country which is more obsessed with 100 could remember the 97 and the fact that we won the match and trophy. No one remembers that Mahela Jayawardene scored 100, I am more than happy with the 97 as it contributed to the victory of the team,” Gambhir said.
The southpaw, who is also the captain of the Indian Premier League (IPL) team Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), expressed his eagerness to participate in its upcoming edition where the team will have a chance to win the league for third time. However, the franchise needs to find a replacement for Wasim Akram, who’ll miss the upcoming season because of time constraints.
“I am very excited as it is a great opportunity for me and KKR, as if we win we can be the first side to win the league thrice,” Gambhir added.
“We haven’t decided the name for the bowling coach. Hopefully, we can get the right guy who can help the bowlers, especially in a tournament where the bowlers are put under a lot of pressure,” the KKR captain added.
There have been numerous occasions where media reported rift between Gautam Gambhir and Mahendra Singh Dhoni but the southpaw played down while answering one of the questions posed by a follower.
“There’s no rivalry between me and Dhoni. I feel whenever we’ve played for India, irrespective of the differences of opinions we’ve had, the ultimate aim to make has been to try and make the country proud and try and help our country win.” Gambhir said.
“There are bound be differences in opinion, that happens in any sphere of life, if you are in a group, be it in a family or anywhere else, but until the time your goal is to make your country, I don’t think there will ever be any differences. I think he’s (Dhoni) a fantastic player, a fantastic human being.
“We’ve had our best moments of our life together, whether it’s winning the World T20 in 2007 or the World Cup in 2011, being No 1 Test side in the world. Our ambition and our goal has always been the same,” Gambhir concluded.