Gautam Gambhir
Gautam Gambhir (L) and MS Dhoni (R). Credit: Twitter

Former India cricketer Gautam Gambhir doesn’t like to mince words and has targetted former captain, MS Dhoni, ever since the cricketer went on a sabbatical. Gambhir launched another fresh attack on the legendary cricketer saying that Dhoni’s advice had cost him his century during the ICC World Cup 2011 final.

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Incidentally, Dhoni and Gambhir shared a match-winning partnership against Sri Lanka in the 2011 World Cup final at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The right-hand -left-hand combination shared a 109-run stand to take India to the World Cup title after 28 year-long years.

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Meanwhile, Gautam Gambhir missed his century by three runs getting out to Thisara Perera. Recollecting the event, the cricketer turned politician said that it was due to MS Dhoni’s tactics he missed a dream century at the biggest sporting extravaganza. Going into detail, the former southpaw said that he lost his wicket trying to focus more on his individual milestone.

Sourav Ganguly, Gautam Gambhir
Gautam Gambhir. Credits: Twitter

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“I have been asked this question many times, on what happened when I was on 97. I tell every youngster and every person that before getting to 97, I never thought about my own individual score but looked at the target set by Sri Lanka. I remember that when an over was completed, I and Dhoni were at the crease. He told me that ‘these three runs are remaining, get these three runs and your hundred would be completed’. Suddenly, when your mind turns to your individual performance, individual score, then, somewhere, you have a rush of blood. Before this moment, my target was only to chase Sri Lanka’s target. If only that target remained in my mind, maybe, I would have easily scored my hundred,” Gambhir said to an online portal.

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Eventually, MS Dhoni won the match for India hitting a six overhauling Sri Lanka’s target of 275 runs. Although Dhoni walked off with the man of the match award for his unbeaten 91, Gautam Gambhir’s knock was very important in the context of the game to bring India this far after losing early wickets. Yuvraj Singh won the man of the series award for his impeccable contribution with both bat and ball.

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