Gautam Gambhir, a former cricket player, has stated that MS Dhoni is his preferred batting partner in white-ball cricket. Notably, the pair forged an important alliance for India against Sri Lanka in the 2011 World Cup final, which India won by six wickets. Apart from that, Gambhir recalls rather vividly that they had a lengthy history of playing together in numerous contests.
Dhoni used to bat midway in the middle order, but Gautam Gambhir has opened with Virender Sehwag for most of his international career. Nevertheless, when these two batted together, they were able to communicate well since they could both sprint incredibly fast between the wickets.
“MS Dhoni was my favorite batting partner. Although Virender Sehwag is often credited, I actually enjoy playing more alongside Dhoni, particularly when playing white-ball cricket. Times Now cited Gambhir as adding, “We shared big partnerships.”
India’s lack of bravery was the reason we lost the championship match. Gautam Gambhir
In the meantime, Gautam Gambhir has criticized the Indian team’s strategy during the 2023 ODI World Cup finals. The southpaw said that the Men in Blue ought to have played an aggressive style of cricket but instead were overly defensive in the middle of the innings, scoring only 240 runs, which was insufficient because Australia easily chased it down.
The 42-year-old said that Australia defeated India in the final by six wickets because the side lacked the guts to play an aggressive style of cricket. He went on to say that he felt even more comfortable watching India go all-out for 150 runs while still playing aggressively, as opposed to reaching 240 runs, which in today’s cricket was never sufficient.
India’s top 6-7 batsmen should have been used more aggressively, in my opinion, even if it meant they would have been bowled out for 150 runs. I could have survived. But if you believe you can battle for it or protect 240 runs. You don’t fight in the World Cup final. That is the strategy I would have preferred: either we go 300 or we go 150 all out, Gambhir remarked.
“It’s likely that Rohit ought to have communicated before the game that others ought to play aggressively even if he leaves early. Virat’s job is to provide stability from one end while the others work hard, said Gambhir.
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