Gautam Gambhir – 97 vs Sri Lanka, 2011 World Cup final
Gautam Gambhir’s knock in the finals of the 2011 World Cup is the most underrated innings of the cricket world. He was with the team when India had lost two openers within four overs. Virender Sehwag was out of duck while Sachin was sent back to the pavilion after scoring 18 runs.
Back then, Virat Kohli and Gambhir set up a crucial partnership to take off the pressure from the team. Though Kohli gave a catch, Gambhir stayed strong with confidence, only to mount pressure on the opposition. But with three runs left to register a century, he was bowled by Thissara Perera.
Gambhir might be disappointed for not staying with the team to the end.