Former Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) captain Gautam Gambhir has discovered himself within the midst of a media storm after a video of him dropping his mood at Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) captain Virat Kohli following his workforce’s defeat went viral. Gambhir, who’s now the mentor of the Lucknow Super Giants, has at all times been recognized for his aggression and fervour on the sphere. In truth, he has had a number of on-field altercations previously, each whereas enjoying for India and main KKR within the IPL.
In a latest improvement, former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan has revealed a sensational anecdote from the 2016 version of the IPL, when he performed for the MS Dhoni-led Rising Pune Supergiants (RPS) and confronted Gambhir’s KKR. Pathan recalled an incident from RPS’ sport in opposition to KKR at Eden Gardens in 2016 when Gambhir set an attacking area as quickly as Dhoni got here into bat, along with his spinner Sunil Narine and Piyush Chawla bowling in tandem.
During a Hindi commentary on Star Sports, Pathan stated, “Gautam Gambhir played with the ego of MS Dhoni when he was the captain of KKR. He was the only one who succeeded in rattling him for years. MS was rattled to the core by the field setting.” Pathan additionally remembered that specific match vividly as he was on the receiving finish of the strain created by the attacking fields.
At that point, RPS was struggling at 74/4 when Dhoni arrived on the crease. Gambhir had set a foolish level carrying a helmet and had three extra close-in fielders. Dhoni has traditionally struggled in opposition to spin and thriller spin, and particularly in opposition to the likes of Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy. Dhoni was struggling at 5 (14) when he known as for a non-existent run.
Dhoni had known as it and began operating, Pathan did reply however realised there wasn’t a run. But since Dhoni was virtually halfway via his run, Pathan responded and gave away his wicket. Dhoni remained unbeaten on 8 off 22 earlier than the rain arrived at RPS’ rating of 103/6. KKR bought a DLS-adjusted goal of 66 runs, and so they gained the match in simply 5 overs.
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This revelation by Pathan sheds gentle on Gambhir’s captaincy and his means to get into the minds of the opposition. It additionally reveals how Gambhir’s aggressive captaincy type affected even a seasoned campaigner like Dhoni. Despite the incident, Dhoni and Gambhir have at all times shared a very good relationship off the sphere, as they each performed for India and the Chennai Super Kings within the IPL.
