Mahendra Singh Dhoni sacrificed his international runs so that team can win trophies, says Gautam Gambhir। Sangbad Pratidin
News Daily Digital Desk: In the atrium of Indian cricket, it is heard that the relationship between Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Mahendra Singh Dhoni) and Gautam Gambhir (Gaumtam Gambhir) is not good. Despite their disagreements, the two stars of Team India shared a dressing room for many years. After winning the T20 World Cup in 2007 (ICC T20 World Cup 2007), the Indian team won the World Cup in 2011 (ICC ODI World Cup 2011) led by MS Dhoni. And behind those two mega matches was the left-handed opener. And this time after so many years, Gambhir also brought up the batting aspect of his former teammate ‘Captain Cool’.
Talking about one of the greatest finishers of all time, Gauti said, “MS was India’s first wicketkeeper who could turn the game around with his bat. All those who have done wicketkeeping before him were first wicketkeepers, then batsmen. But MS is a batsman first, a wicketkeeper later. MS Dhoni was a blessing for Indian cricket. We got a wicketkeeper-batsman who could have won the match by going down to bat. Because he had a power game.”
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Not stopping there, Gambhir again added, “If Dhoni had batted at three, he would have broken many One Day International records. I can say that for sure. People see MS with trophy. In my judgment he also gave up international runs for the team’s trophy. Way used to bat at six or seven. Had he not been the captain, he would have batted at three for India. I think MS could have run more on. Even Shatran used to do a lot more.”
Gambhir was the man of the match in the World Cup finals both times. Pakistan was the opponent in the 2007 T20 World Cup final. He scored 75 runs off 54 balls in that mega match. Hit 8 fours and 2 sixes. As a result, Dhoni’s India won the cup by defeating the arch-rivals by 5 runs. Then came the 2011 World Cup final. April 2 was against Sri Lanka. Gambhir scored 97 off 122 balls at the Wankhede. Hit 9 fours. Dhoni was unbeaten on 91 runs off 79 balls. His historic innings was studded with 8 fours and 2 sixes. As a result, Dhoni’s team won the World Cup by 6 wickets.
It is heard that Dhoni and Gambhir’s relationship is not good at all. But it can be said that this comment of the former Indian opener found another equation about the two.
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