As A Leader, Sometimes You Are Not Thinking About Personal Relationships – Gautam Gambhir Opens Up On Heated Exchange With Virat Kohli In IPL 2013

Former Indian opening batsman Gautam Gambhir has opened up on his ugly verbal spat with batting maestro Virat Kohli in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2013.

Speaking on sports journalist Jatin Sapru’s YouTube show ‘Over and Out’, Gambhir talked about his ugly verbal spat with Kohli and said that he likes contests. He added that sometimes when a player is leading his side he has to forget about his personal relationships with the other guys in heated situations.

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“That’s OK, I am absolutely fine with it and I expect him to be like that. I am like that. I like that contest, I like people who are competitive. MS Dhoni is a competitor in his own way, Virat is a competitor in his own way.

“Sometimes when you are leading the side, you have to do it even if you don’t want to do it because you want your team to play the way you want. As a leader, sometimes you are not thinking about personal relationships with the other guy [but] just because you are leading a team, you have to do it,” he said.

There was nothing personal – Gautam Gambhir

Former Indian opener added that there was nothing personal against Virat Kohli at that time and it will never be either. Gambhir also showered high praise on the former India all-format captain Kohli and said that he has transformed a lot throughout the years.

“That’s why there was nothing personal [then] and there never will be personal against Virat Kohli. And I say it again and again that what he’s achieved, I am absolutely not surprised. That’s the kind of player he was when we saw him early but what he’s transformed into, I think from a fitness point of view and the way he’s worked on his skills is tremendous.”

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