2019   Gautam Gambhir  And His Story
Channel: The Big Bull
Date: 2019-05-05

Gautam Gambhir
Indian cricketer
Description Gautam Gambhir is a former Indian cricketer, who played all formats of the game. He is a left-handed opening batsman who played domestic cricket for Delhi, and captained Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League.
Former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has been making headlines ever since his autobiography 'Game Changer' released. Be it his views on Kashmir or 'age' revelation, Afridi has created quite a stir.
In the book, Afridi has also slammed India's World Cup-winner Gautam Gambhir, saying the former India opener lacked personality and has an attitude problem."Some rivalries were personal, some professional. First the curious case of Gambhir. Oh poor Gautam. He and his attitude problem," Afridi wrote.
"He (Gautam) who has no personality. He who is barely a character in the great scheme of cricket. He who has no great records, just a lot of attitude.
"In Karachi, we call guys like him saryal (burnt up). It's simple. I like happy, positive people. Doesn't matter if they are aggressive or competitive, but you have to be positive, and Gambhir wasn't," he added.
@SAfridiOfficial you are a hilarious man!!! Anyway, we are still granting visas to Pakistanis for medical tourism.
— Chowkidar Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) 1556937828000
On Saturday, Gambhir, who has now joined politics and is in fray in the ongoing Lok Sabha Elections, hit back at Afridi, saying the former Pakistan cricketer is a hilarious man who needs to be taken to a psychiatrist.
"Shahid Afridi you are a hilarious man!!! Anyway, we are still granting visas to Pakistanis for medical tourism. I will personally take you to a psychiatrist," Gambhir Gambhir and Afridi didn't have a cordial relationship, both off and on the field. In 2007, the duo was booked for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct following a clash during an ODI match between India and Pakistan in Kanpur.
Speaking about the incident, Afridi said, "I remember the run-in with Gambhir during the 2007 Asia Cup, when he completed his single while running straight into me. The umpires had to finish it off or I would have. Clearly we had a frank bilateral discussion about each other's female relatives."
In Video: Shahid Afridi a hilarious man, needs a psychiatrist: Gautam Gambhir.
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Gautam Gambhir invites Shahid Afridi for psycho analysis in India Gautam Gambhir's cricketing career has all the trappings of a typical Bollywood flick- the glamour, the drama, the passion, the chutzpah, the wrangles, and of course the proverbial acche din and bure din. 

Gambhir's journey as a first-class cricketer began in the 1999-2000 season. But, it was a couple of years later, in 2002, that the Delhi lad first stole the spotlight. Then playing for the Board President's XI against a touring Zimbabwe team, the left-hander smashed a double century scoring 218 runs. A year later, came the big moment: Gambhir secured his place in the Indian team for the TVS Cup, a triangular fixture. 

Not as gifted as some of his contemporaries, initially Gambhir had to grin and bear it when selectors would just choose to overlook him. However, what separated him from the pack was his passion for the game and an almost insatiable appetite for runs. 

At the topmost level, the stakes are high. Bowlers keep an eye out for even the minutest of shortcomings in the best of batsmen. And Gambhir had a chink in his otherwise formidable armour: His front foot would fall over a bit, which often made him an easy LBW prey to quality fast bowlers. This flaw in the technique proved to be the recurrent glitch that kept his bat quiet between 2003 and 2006. Having fixed the fault, Gambhir was again in the reckoning, scoring enough to stake a claim for a place in India's 2007 ODI World Cup squad. But, the selectors thought otherwise. They preferred to instead go with hard-hitting right-hander Robin Uthappa, who had, under his belt, some match-winning knocks at the top of the order. 

The rejection severely jolted Gambhir, who even contemplated quitting the game. But, destiny had other plans in store for him. The same year in September, Gambhir was called back to open the batting with his Delhi mate Virender Sehwag for the T-20 World Cup. He grabbed the opportunity with both hands. 

In the high-voltage final against Pakistan, Gambhir showed nerves of steel scoring 75 runs that made all the difference. He was the second highest scorer in the tournament with 227 runs in the 7 innings. After that feat, Gambhir always enjoyed the backing of skipper MS Dhoni, but failed to break into the team. It was sheer hard luck, as legends of the game like Tendulkar still graced the Indian top-order. 

Gambhir was on the top of his game between 2008 and 2011. Always looking aggressive on the field.