Over the years, Gautam Gambhir has given some attention-grabbing statements about Team India’s World Cup wins beneath the management of MS Dhoni. Especially in the case of the 2011 ODI World Cup triumph, Gambhir has maintained that it is the staff that received India the title and never sure people. The cricketer-turned-politician has additionally objected to hero-worshiping in Indian cricket. But, in the course of the Asia Cup 2023 match between India and Pakistan, Gambhir made an attention-grabbing comment on one other match between the 2 sides in 2010.

During India’s batting in opposition to Pakistan within the Asia Cup match on Saturday, the broadcaster flashed a match between the 2 international locations from 2010 on the display. Gambhir was named the Player of the Match for scoring 83 runs within the sport.

Speaking of that contest, Gambhir asserted that it wasn’t him however Harbhajan Singh who received the match because the latter hit the successful runs.

“Jitaya maine nehi, jitaya Harbhajan Singh ne tha. Meri aur Dhoni ke beech sajidari zarur huyi thi but mera manna hain ki jo aankhri run banata hain wohi jitata hain (I did not win that match for India. It was Harbhajan. Yes I did get a partnership with Dhoni but I believe that the batter who scores the winning run actually clinches victory for the team),” he mentioned throughout his commentary stint in Saturday’s Asia Cup conflict.

Here’s the a lot talked about clip of Gautam Gambhir’s commentary final evening.

Gautam Gambhir was the POTM within the 2010 Asia Cup Final between India and Pakistan.

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Not too way back, Gambhir had expressed disappointment at the truth that whereas MS Dhoni’s match-winning six in opposition to Sri Lanka within the 2011 World Cup ultimate is hailed, folks do not have fun the contributions of Yuvraj Singh as a lot.

“We have not credited Yuvraj sufficient for the 2011 World Cup. Even Zaheer Khan, Suresh Raina, and Munaf Patel. Sachin Tendulkar was the highest run scorer, but do we talk about that? Media keep talking about that one MS Dhoni six. You’re obsessed with individuals; you’ve forgotten team,” Gambhir had lately mentioned on RevSportz.

Quite a number of followers had been left baffled by Gambhir’s remarks in the course of the Indo-Pak conflict, contemplating the stance he has been taking through the years.