IND vs PAK: "Don't Know Why I Was Left Out"- Gautam Gambhir On Missing 2007 World Cup

Former Indian opener Gautam Gambhir who played a pivotal role in India’s 2011 World Cup-winning campaign spoke about missing out from the 2007 World Cup in West Indies. India faced an exit from the tournament after their forgetful loss to Bangladesh in the league stage.

Gambhir made his international debut in 2004 and by 2007 was an established batter in the top and the middle order. He missed out on being selected in the 2007 ODI World Cup but played a key role in India’s maiden T20 World Cup win in September 2007.

Gambhir scored 75 in the T20 World Cup final in 2007 and 97 in the ODI World Cup final four years later against Sri Lanka in Mumbai. He recently spoke to Rev Sportz and shared his disappointment in missing out on the 2007 World Cup squad.

“The 2011 World Cup win was the most important win of my career. I had missed out on playing the 2007 World Cup, and I still feel it was wrong that I was left out,” said Gambhir.

“I still don’t know why I was left out despite doing well, and the 2011 World Cup was the only 50-over World Cup that I played. So I have the unique distinction of winning the only 50-over World Cup that I participated in,” he further added.

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Gambhir scored a magnificent 97 in the 2011 World Cup final. However, his innings was overshadowed by MS Dhoni’s 91 and him capping the match off with a six. The former Indian skipper also was awarded the Man of the Match for his knock in the final.

Gautam Gambhir said that personal milestones in cricket never mattered to him as he saw cricket as a team sport.

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“Whenever I have picked my bat to play for my country, I have never thought about taking credit or seeing who’s speaking about me. I have always tried to make millions of Indians proud. It’s not just about me, tell me how many people talk about Yuvraj Singh? About that opening spell from Zaheer Khan?

“It is a narrative set by social media where you’re obsessed with individuals so much that you don’t care what the team has done. No individual can win the World Cup,” Gautam Gambhir concluded saying.

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