Former India Cricketer Gautam Gambhir Recalls Incident That Got Him Suspended From School For 2 Months

Former Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir is known for his seriousness and his passion for the game. He played the game at the highest level with a competitive attitude and has praised fair play time and again. He will be soon again in the IPL this time as the mentor for Lucknow Supergiants.

Gautam Gambhir spoke about the new franchise giving it their all to win the title in their debut season. He spoke about playing for the franchise in these two months and asking the players to give it there all. In a recent fun chat with Jatin Sapru on his YouTube show ‘Over and Out’, Gambhir revealed a few funny instances of his life from his younger days at school. He recalled an incident that got him suspended for two months.

Got Into A Lot Of Fights At School: Gautam Gambhir

“I’ve got into a lot of fights in school… In 12th standard, when every kid wants to go to school, attend the last days, and I was playing Ranji Trophy as well – I got suspended for two months. I straightaway sat in the board exams after that. Even my perfect badge was taken away. We had gone to Mayo College and were playing this ITSC tournament and we got into a fight with DPS,” said Gambhir.

The southpaw recalled another incident when he broke a famous portrait from the Oman House over a shoe fight. He added that he regretted breaking the masterpiece. He also said that the headmaster of Oman House, who had got the painting from Oman was literally in teams after knowing about the incident.

“We also did another thing which I now realize was very wrong. As kids you are full of fervour. We were staying in Oman House. The man on whose name that House was built, had brought a huge portrait with a massive frame from Oman. At night, we had a shoe fight with spikes and all and ruined that picture. The headmaster of that House starting crying,” he added saying.

Gautam Gambhir played 58 Tests, 147 ODIs and 37 T20Is for India and scored over 10000 international runs before announcing his international retirement in 2018.

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