Former India opener Gautam Gambhir bashes media reflecting on India's 2011 World Cup-winning campaign. He played a fantastic inning of 97 runs off 122 balls and stabilized India's innings while they lost both their openers Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar early.
He now believes that former star all-rounder Yuvraj Singh was not given due credit for helping the Men in Blue reach the final of the World Cup as the media instead focused on MS Dhoni’s title-winning six. The 41-year-old also mentioned Sachin Tendulkar, Zaheer Khan, and Suresh Raina as well.
We haven't credited Yuvraj enough for the 2011 World Cup: Gautam Gambhir
While speaking with Rev Sports, the left-handed opener stated, "We haven't credited Yuvraj enough for the 2011 World Cup. Even Zaheer Khan, Suresh Raina, and Munaf Patel. Sachin Tendulkar was the highest run scorer, but do we talk about that? Media keep talking about that one MS Dhoni six. You're obsessed with individuals; you've forgotten team."
Gambhir also revealed that he felt no pressure coming into the World Cup final in 2011 given that he had scored runs before in the tournament. He while speaking with Boria Majumder stated, "Playing the World Cup final was not pressure. I had run behind me, I was doing something I liked doing, and I was confident of doing well. In fact, even when we lost two wickets, I did not have a single negative thought."
"All I was focused on was playing the next ball. That’s what it is about. Just play the next ball and don’t look too far ahead. If you do, that’s when you build pressure on yourself. If you just play the next ball, you know you are in control. And that’s what I did in the 2011 final. Honestly, I did not feel pressure nor did I have negative thoughts when we were two down."
The left-hander scored 393 runs in 9 innings for India in the 2011 World Cup with 4 half-centuries to his name at an average of 43.66. He also revealed that while he celebrated the win with the Indian team.
Here's how fans reacted:
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'Kitna Roega bhai'- Fans react as Gautam Gambhir drops cryptic comment about 2011 World Cup
Former India opener Gautam Gambhir bashes media reflecting on India's 2011 World Cup-winning campaign. He opens up about the media.
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Former India opener Gautam Gambhir bashes media reflecting on India's 2011 World Cup-winning campaign. He played a fantastic inning of 97 runs off 122 balls and stabilized India's innings while they lost both their openers Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar early.
He now believes that former star all-rounder Yuvraj Singh was not given due credit for helping the Men in Blue reach the final of the World Cup as the media instead focused on MS Dhoni’s title-winning six. The 41-year-old also mentioned Sachin Tendulkar, Zaheer Khan, and Suresh Raina as well.
We haven't credited Yuvraj enough for the 2011 World Cup: Gautam Gambhir
While speaking with Rev Sports, the left-handed opener stated, "We haven't credited Yuvraj enough for the 2011 World Cup. Even Zaheer Khan, Suresh Raina, and Munaf Patel. Sachin Tendulkar was the highest run scorer, but do we talk about that? Media keep talking about that one MS Dhoni six. You're obsessed with individuals; you've forgotten team."
Gambhir also revealed that he felt no pressure coming into the World Cup final in 2011 given that he had scored runs before in the tournament. He while speaking with Boria Majumder stated, "Playing the World Cup final was not pressure. I had run behind me, I was doing something I liked doing, and I was confident of doing well. In fact, even when we lost two wickets, I did not have a single negative thought."
"All I was focused on was playing the next ball. That’s what it is about. Just play the next ball and don’t look too far ahead. If you do, that’s when you build pressure on yourself. If you just play the next ball, you know you are in control. And that’s what I did in the 2011 final. Honestly, I did not feel pressure nor did I have negative thoughts when we were two down."
The left-hander scored 393 runs in 9 innings for India in the 2011 World Cup with 4 half-centuries to his name at an average of 43.66. He also revealed that while he celebrated the win with the Indian team.
Here's how fans reacted: