Last year, Gautam Gambhir, while responding to a tweet on Dhoni’s famous six, had said that it was time people stopped obsessing over the shot. He had said in this regard:
In an interview with TOI, Gautam Gambhir has stuck to his stance, once again questioning the importance given to Dhoni’s World Cup-winning six. The opener, who top-scored for India in the final, was quoted as saying in the interview:
Pointing out to the significant contributions made by the other players, Gautam Gambhir added:
I didn’t play for the media: Gautam Gambhir
While Dhoni was the Man of the match in the final for his captain’s knock of 91 not out, Gautam Gambhir made a crucial 97 after India had lost Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar cheaply.
Asked if he feels his knock has been underrated, the cricketer-turned-politician hit back that it’s the media that doesn’t write about it. Reflecting on his knock, Gautam Gambhir said:
India beat Sri Lanka by six wickets in the 2011 World Cup final, chasing down a 275-run target to win their second title in the 50-over competition.
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