Gautam Gambhir said : "I find it difficult to comprehend that if you have a bowler of Jasprit Bumrah's calibre and you give him only two overs upfront. It's not a tactical mistake but a tactical blunder,"

business-standard Tuesday, December 1, 2020 3:08:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “This is pure class and he isn’t that far away from Virat Kohli. We keep talking about Virat Kohli, (and asking) is Virat Kohli the best ODI batsman in the world ever. Steve Smith isn’t that far,”

HindustanTimes Tuesday, December 1, 2020 7:28:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Stephen Smith ) : “It is going to be tough for India. I am telling you, even in the third game and probably going forward as well. This is just the start of this long tour. If India doesn’t find something (about) how to get Steve Smith out, it is going to be a long, long tour for the bowlers,”

HindustanTimes Tuesday, December 1, 2020 7:28:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "I can’t understand the captaincy to be honest. We kept talking about how important is to take wickets upfront if we have to stop this kind of batting line-up and then you make your premier bowler bowl two overs. Normally, in a One Day game probably there are three spells of 4-3-3 overs. Or probably the maximum is four overs,"

news18 Monday, November 30, 2020 3:23:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about error ) : "They could have given someone like Washington Sundar or Shivam Dube or whoever was there in the squad to play the next game and see how they go into the one-day format. But if you don’t have anyone in Australia then it is a selection error as well," "Unless and until you don’t judge someone you will never be able to find how good he is at the international level. India has not taken those options to Australia and those might come back to hurt them big time"

news18 Monday, November 30, 2020 3:23:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "I can't understand the captaincy, to be honest. We kept talking about how important it was to take wickets upfront if you have to stop this kind of batting line-up and then you make your premier bowler bowl two overs,"

dnaindia Monday, November 30, 2020 2:53:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “I don’t think there is an captain in world cricket who would give Jasprit Bumrah only two overs with the new ball,”

financialexpress Monday, November 30, 2020 2:14:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "I can't understand the captaincy, to be honest. We kept talking about how important it was to take wickets upfront if you have to stop this kind of batting line-up and then you make your premier bowler bowl two overs,"

dnaindia Monday, November 30, 2020 1:20:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "It's not T20 cricket. T20 cricket is different and sometimes even in T20 cricket, people end up bowling three overs upfront. I can't understand the reason, to be honest, that was poor captaincy,"

dnaindia Monday, November 30, 2020 1:20:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about error ) : “They could have given someone like Washington Sundar or Shivam Dube or whoever was there in the squad to play the next game and see how they go into the one-day format. But if you don’t have anyone in Australia then it is a selection error as well. Unless and until you don’t judge someone you will never be able to find how good he is at the international level. India has not taken those options to Australia and those might come back to hurt them big time,”

dnaindia Monday, November 30, 2020 1:20:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about error ) : "They could have given someone like Washington Sundar or Shivam Dube or whoever was there in the squad to play the next game and see how they go into the one-day format. But if you don't have anyone in Australia then it is a selection error as well," "Unless and until you don't judge someone you will never be able to find how good he is at the international level. India has not taken those options to Australia and those might come back to hurt them big time,"

irishsun Monday, November 30, 2020 6:46:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “It’s been happening since what… the last World Cup. If Hardik Pandya is not fit, where is your sixth bowling option?”

news18 Sunday, November 29, 2020 9:00:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir told ( about Rohit Sharma ) : "It has been happening since the last World Cup, if Hardik Pandya is not fit to bowl, then where is your sixth bowling option? Even if Rohit Sharma comes back into the lineup, the problem you are facing now, you will face the same going ahead. There is no one in top six who can give you a couple of overs,"

irishsun Saturday, November 28, 2020 1:39:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Manish Pandey ) : “I think it’s more to do with the form he showed in the IPL because if you see, he was batting at No. 6 and Manish Pandey at No. 3,”

HindustanTimes Friday, November 27, 2020 1:28:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir explained ( about Manish Pandey ) : “It’s about positions as well. If Shreyas Iyer is not doing well, you can push someone like Manish Pandey at No. 4. But between Pandey at No.6 and Pandya at No. 6, I will go with Hardik Pandya,”

HindustanTimes Friday, November 27, 2020 1:28:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "Virat Kohli is not a bad captain, but Rohit Sharma is a better captain. There is a vast difference between the quality of captaincy,"

news18 Tuesday, November 24, 2020 12:12:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "If we choose players based on IPL performance, then why don't we choose a captain based on IPL performance? Else, don't keep IPL has a barometer for batting and bowling performances as well,"

news18 Tuesday, November 24, 2020 12:12:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Rohit Sharma ) : "Virat is not a bad captain, but the discussion here is, who is a better captain and that is Rohit Sharma! And not just better, the difference between them is huge,"

irishsun Tuesday, November 24, 2020 11:42:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "T Natarajan's selection is wrong, Washington Sundar's selection is wrong, Yuzvendra Chahal's selection is wrong, Kuldeep Yadav's selection is wrong, because all of these players were selected basis their IPL performance,"

irishsun Tuesday, November 24, 2020 11:42:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "I know that these air purifiers will not solve the problem completely but something has to be done,"

timesofindia Friday, November 13, 2020 5:42:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “I know these air purifiers will not solve the problem completely but something has to be done. These air purifiers will have a major impact on people living nearby,” “Why don’t they ban crackers throughout the year when they know the air quality of the city is so bad. Why ban them only before festivals,”

expressindia Friday, November 13, 2020 2:24:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “They first gave licenses to traders for traditional and green crackers and then banned them as an ad hoc measure. This led to tremendous losses to the shopkeepers and traders in time of the pandemic. They should have made their policy clear from the very beginning,”

HindustanTimes Thursday, November 12, 2020 8:09:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “They first gave licenses to traders for traditional and green crackers and then banned them as an ad hoc measure. This led to tremendous losses to the shopkeepers and traders in time of the pandemic. They should have made their policy clear from the very beginning,”

financialexpress Thursday, November 12, 2020 7:04:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir told : “Suryakumar Yadav is not easily earned by Mumbai Indians. He’s probably the biggest loss that KKR has ever had in 13 years. Someone who was young, came into KKR, played for four years, obviously couldn’t get the number where he should have batted at because of the batting line up we had at that time,”

india Thursday, November 12, 2020 1:22:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir added ( about Manish Pandey ) : “Manish Pandey was batting at No. 3 but he was batting at No. 6 or 7. KKR could have easily built around Suryakumar Yadav. He was the vice-captain when I was leading the side. Made him the vice-captain so that there was easy transition. I could see that leadership quality with Surya. Very selfless guy, you make him bat at No. 6 or 7. He can bat at any number. There will never be a phase where he’d like to bat at 3. And that is the kind of players you want,”

india Thursday, November 12, 2020 1:22:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir added ( about Chris Gayle ) : “Probably the biggest loss till now. Yes, players have moved from one franchise to another. Chris Gayle went to some other franchise and there are many other players. But probably for me the biggest loss till now KKR is ever had is probably letting go Suryakumar Yadav because you don’t get Indian players with that kind of talent. We still haven’t seen his leadership quality. He’s got a great head on his shoulder. He knows how to lead a side. Going forward, I’m sure Surya will take charge of this side if he stays with Mumbai Indians,”

india Thursday, November 12, 2020 1:22:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir told ( about Rohit Sharma ) : "If Rohit Sharma doesn't become India's captain, it's their loss, not Rohit's,"

dnaindia Wednesday, November 11, 2020 6:02:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Rohit Sharma ) : "We keep saying MS Dhoni is India's most successful captain. Why? Because he has won two World Cups and three IPLs," "Rohit has won five IPL titles, he is the most successful captain in the history of the tournament. Going forward, it'll be a shame if he doesn't get India's white-ball or just T20 captaincy. Because he can't do much more than this. He can only help the team he captains to victories. So if he doesn't become India's regular white-ball captain, it will be their loss"

dnaindia Wednesday, November 11, 2020 6:02:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir added : “We still haven’t seen his leadership quality. He’s got a great head on his shoulder. He knows how to lead a side. Going forward, I’m sure Surya will take charge of this side if he stays with Mumbai Indians,”

news18 Wednesday, November 11, 2020 4:10:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir told ( about Rohit Sharma ) : "Rohit has won five IPL titles; he is the most successful captain in the history of the tournament,"

afp-en Wednesday, November 11, 2020 1:01:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Rohit Sharma ) : "We keep saying MS Dhoni is India's most successful captain. Why? Because he has won two World Cups and three IPLs," "Rohit has won five IPL titles, he is the most successful captain in the history of the tournament. Going forward, it'll be a shame if he doesn't get India's white-ball or just T20 captaincy. Because he can't do much more than this. He can only help the team he captains to victories. So if he doesn't become India's regular white-ball captain, it will be their loss,"

newindianexpress Wednesday, November 11, 2020 12:49:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir concluded : "They can also consider split-captaincy. No one is poor. Rohit has shown in white-ball cricket how big the difference is between his and Virat's captaincy. One player had led his team to five titles, the other hasn't won yet. I'm not saying this because Kohli is a poor captain. But he has received the same platform that Rohit has, so you have to judge both of them on the same parameters. Both have been captains in the IPL for the same length of time. I feel Rohit stands out as a leader,"

newindianexpress Wednesday, November 11, 2020 12:49:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Rohit Sharma ) : "We keep saying MS Dhoni is India's most successful captain. Why? Because he has won two World Cups and three IPLs," "Rohit has won five IPL titles, he is the most successful captain in the history of the tournament. Going forward, it'll be a shame if he doesn't get India's white-ball or just T20 captaincy. Because he can't do much more than this. He can only help the team he captains to victories. So if he doesn't become India's regular white-ball captain, it will be their loss,"

irishsun Wednesday, November 11, 2020 9:40:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir concluded : "They can also consider split-captaincy. No one is poor. Rohit has shown in white-ball cricket how big the difference is between his and Virat's captaincy. One player had led his team to five titles, the other hasn't won yet. I'm not saying this because Kohli is a poor captain. But he has received the same platform that Rohit has, so you have to judge both of them on the same parameters. Both have been captains in the IPL for the same length of time. I feel Rohit stands out as a leader,"

irishsun Wednesday, November 11, 2020 9:40:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir told ( about Rohit Sharma ) : “If Rohit Sharma doesn’t become India’s captain, it’s their loss, not Rohit’s,”

india Wednesday, November 11, 2020 8:44:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Rohit Sharma ) : “We keep saying MS Dhoni is India’s most successful captain. Why? Because he has won two World Cups and three IPLs,” “Rohit has won five IPL titles, he is the most successful captain in the history of the tournament. Going forward, it’ll be a shame if he doesn’t get India’s white-ball or just T20 captaincy. Because he can’t do much more than this. He can only help the team he captains to victories. So if he doesn’t become India’s regular white-ball captain, it will be their loss”

india Wednesday, November 11, 2020 8:44:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir told : “Suryakumar Yadav is not easily earned by Mumbai Indians. He’s probably the biggest loss that KKR has ever had in 13 years. Someone who was young, came into KKR, played for four years, obviously couldn’t get the number where he should have batted at because of the batting line up we had at that time,”

HindustanTimes Wednesday, November 11, 2020 8:10:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir added ( about Chris Gayle ) : “Probably the biggest loss till now. Yes, players have moved from one franchise to another. Chris Gayle went to some other franchise and there are many other players. But probably for me the biggest loss till now KKR is ever had is probably letting go Suryakumar Yadav because you don’t get Indian players with that kind of talent,” “We still haven’t seen his leadership quality. He’s got a great head on his shoulder. He knows how to lead a side. Going forward, I’m sure Surya will take charge of this side if he stays with Mumbai Indians”

HindustanTimes Wednesday, November 11, 2020 8:10:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Ajinkya Rahane ) : “With Rahane and Shreyas Iyer, you got two guys who are very similar. They have a very similar approach towards their batting,”

HindustanTimes Tuesday, November 10, 2020 6:16:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Ajinkya Rahane ) : “With Rahane and Shreyas Iyer, you got two guys who are very similar. They have a very similar approach towards their batting,”

HindustanTimes Tuesday, November 10, 2020 6:16:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir added : “Yes, Shreyas Iyer can be really dominating but we have not seen that in the last couple of games. When Prithvi Shaw is there, you get something different. When your no. 3 and no. 4 are very similar, then you got a huge problem if you don’t get off to as really, really quick start,”

HindustanTimes Tuesday, November 10, 2020 6:16:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Shikhar Dhawan ) : “The opposition has been trying to see him off, but he’s just too good a bowler to actually knock them off. If you look at Stoinis and Shikhar Dhawan’s dismissals in the last game, they were just beaten by absolute beauties,”

HindustanTimes Tuesday, November 10, 2020 3:45:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "Glad to share that my COVID test result is negative. Thank you for all the wishes. I again urge everyone to strictly follow guidelines. Stay safe,"

news-yahoo-in Monday, November 9, 2020 8:24:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “Imagine if AB would have had a bad season, tell me what would have happened to RCB,”

financialexpress Monday, November 9, 2020 8:47:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “The problem and the accountability starts from the top, not from the management nor the support staff, but from the leader,”

thehimalayantimes Sunday, November 8, 2020 4:30:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “Ok, you can defend as much as you want. You can keep saying ‘You know what, we qualified for the playoffs, we deserve to qualify for the playoffs. Absolutely not. RCB actually never deserved to qualify for the playoffs,”

HindustanTimes Sunday, November 8, 2020 1:09:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Ajinkya Rahane ) : “Plus, if you make Rahane bat at no. 3, he is not an impactful player in that position. You can make Rahane open the innings but if I have to choose a player to open the innings between Rahane and Shaw - and look at the bowling line-up, I will go with Shaw and give him one more chance. If he bats for 6 overs, I am sure I will get the start I need,”

HindustanTimes Sunday, November 8, 2020 11:41:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “The problem and the accountability starts from the top, not from the management nor the support staff, but from the leader,”

stabroeknews Sunday, November 8, 2020 9:40:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “The problem and the accountability starts from the top, not from the management nor the support staff, but from the leader,”

trinidadexpress Sunday, November 8, 2020 3:10:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “If we succeed, we will continue it. But stopping commercial vehicles is not the solution and would cause many problems to merchants and shopkeepers,”

expressindia Sunday, November 8, 2020 12:34:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “The problem and the accountability starts from the top, not from the management nor the support staff, but from the leader,”

TheFrontierPost-en Saturday, November 7, 2020 9:17:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "The problem and the accountability starts from the top, not from the management nor the support staff, but from the leader,"

thepeninsulaqatar Saturday, November 7, 2020 5:50:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Virat Kohli ) : “100 percent, because the problem is about accountability. Eight years into the tournament [without a trophy], eight years is a long time. Tell me any other captain forget about captain, tell me any other player who would have got eight years and wouldn't have won the title and would have still continued with it. So it has to be accountability. A captain needs to take accountability. It's not only about one year, it's not only about this. I have nothing against Virat Kohli but somewhere down the line, he needs to put his hand up and say, 'yes, I am responsible, I am accountable',”

dnaindia Saturday, November 7, 2020 1:27:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “You can keep saying 'we qualified for the playoffs and we deserved to qualify for the playoffs', absolutely not. RCB actually never deserved to qualify for the playoffs. If you see the last four or five games, and even that one Super Over against Mumbai Indians, they were very fortunate that Navdeep Saini bowled that over brilliantly. Otherwise they didn't have a great season. From the batting point of view and the bowling. Imagine if AB would have had a bad season, tell me what would have happened to RCB. He was the one who actually won them two or three games out of seven. I don't think as a unit they've done anything different from what they did last year. It's exactly the same this year as well. Only because you've qualified for the playoffs, just because of one individual's absolute brilliance, it doesn't make you a strong contender to win the IPL,”

dnaindia Saturday, November 7, 2020 1:27:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “Eight years is a long, long time. Look at what happened to R Ashwin. Two years of captaincy [for the Kings XI Punjab], he couldn’t deliver and he was removed. We talk about MS Dhoni, we talk about Rohit Sharma, we talk about Virat Kohli... not at all,” “Dhoni has won three [IPL] titles, Rohit Sharma has won four titles, and that’s the reason they’ve captained for such a long time because they’ve delivered. I’m sure if Rohit Sharma wouldn’t have delivered for eight years, he would have been removed as well. There should not be different yardsticks for different people,”

khaleejtimes Saturday, November 7, 2020 1:13:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Virat Kohli ) : “Eight years is a long time. It’s not that Kohli isn’t experienced. He captains India, he captains whichever team he plays for, but you’ve got to give results, you’ve got to deliver. Sport is all about delivering,”

khaleejtimes Saturday, November 7, 2020 1:13:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "Imagine if AB would have had a bad season, tell me what would have happened to RCB,"

business-standard Saturday, November 7, 2020 12:38:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “100%, because the problem is about accountability. Eight years into the tournament [without a trophy], eight years is a long time. Tell me any other captain…forget about the captain, tell me any other player who would have got eight years and wouldn’t have won the title and would have still continued with it. So it has to be accountability. A captain needs to take accountability,”

expressindia Saturday, November 7, 2020 11:46:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Virat Kohli ) : "And then they should have had a squad, probably if Virat wanted to open, they should have picked a middle-order batter in the auction. But again it was all about Virat and AB (de Villiers). It was only de Villiers who came up some match-winning performances to prevent RCB's season from becoming a total disaster. Imagine if AB would have had a bad season, tell me what would have happened to RCB,"

newindianexpress Saturday, November 7, 2020 11:09:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir told : “You keep talking about someone anchoring the innings and scoring at a good strike rate. Suryakumar Yadav anchors the innings and scores at 13, 135-plus strike rate, which is a great plus for Mumbai Indians. He’s someone who can play through the innings and hurt the opposition,”

HindustanTimes Saturday, November 7, 2020 11:06:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Ben Stokes ) : “Unless and until you don’t restrict Mumbai Indians to 150-160, you have the bowling to defend that. The moment they get to 180, it’s very difficult for any opposition to compete, let alone win. Apart from Ben Stokes’ brilliance, I don’t think any team can chase down 190-plus,”

HindustanTimes Saturday, November 7, 2020 11:06:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “Imagine if AB would have had a bad season, tell me what would have happened to RCB,”

Hindu Saturday, November 7, 2020 8:46:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir told : “First of all, you have to stop saying that Rishabh Pant is the next MS Dhoni. That is one thing which media needs to stop doing it. The more media talks about it, the more Rishabh Pant starts thinking on those chances. He can never be MS Dhoni. He has to be Rishabh Pant,”

india Friday, November 6, 2020 3:44:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “First of all, you have to stop saying that Rishabh Pant is the next MS Dhoni. That is one thing which media needs to stop doing it. The more media talks about it, the more Rishabh Pant starts thinking on those chances. He can never be MS Dhoni. He has to be Rishabh Pant,” “MS Dhoni probably had so much of range when he came on to international sixes. With Rishabh Pant, only because he could hit those big sixes and stuff, people started comparing him with someone like MS Dhoni. Rishabh Pant has a lot to improve, especially from the keeping point of views and from the batting point of view as well”

HindustanTimes Friday, November 6, 2020 2:43:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "Happy birthday VVS Laxman! It has been a complete pleasure knowing you! Thanks for all the lovely memories over the years! Wishing you the best of health and happiness always!"

news18 Sunday, November 1, 2020 12:46:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “The reason why because when I was not batting, I was thinking about how to make the team win through my captaincy and the decision making. But when you’re not captaining, you’re thinking even more about your batting,”

dnaindia Friday, October 30, 2020 6:12:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir told ( about Sam Curran ) : “There is a lot to be changed in the squad. The only silver-lining in this entire squad has been Sam Curran. He is someone I would definitely like to continue with because he is someone who is young and going to get better every year. He is probably going to become one of the top-most all-rounders across formats,”

HindustanTimes Friday, October 30, 2020 5:08:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "I keep saying that why CSK is CSK is because of the relationship between the owners and the captain. They have given all the freedom to MS, and MS has received all the mutual respect from the owners as well," "So I would not be surprised if they continue with MS and MS plays till the time he wants to play. And then next year he still continues to be the captain and have a much different squad than what he has this time around"

news18 Thursday, October 29, 2020 7:13:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir told : “It just shows the mindset. You left captaincy because you wanted to concentrate on batting, but then it hasn’t worked, so probably sometimes it’s good when you take up responsibilities,”

HindustanTimes Thursday, October 29, 2020 12:40:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “The reason why I picked MS Dhoni is that he can captain the side better than Eoin Morgan and at the same time he’s in a reasonable better form than Dinesh Karthik,”

HindustanTimes Thursday, October 29, 2020 12:40:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "First thing, the record itself is a huge achievement! No other Indian has done it. In fact, no other player has done it in the IPL. Two back to back hundreds, that too in a T20 format,"

news18 Tuesday, October 27, 2020 5:33:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "First thing, the record itself is a huge achievement! No other Indian has done it. In fact, no other player has done it in the IPL. Two back to back hundreds, that too in a T20 format. The more important thing about these two centuries, is the timing, the time at which they have come, when the Delhi Capitals need to peak,"

irishsun Tuesday, October 27, 2020 3:20:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “First thing, the record itself is a huge achievement! No other Indian has done it. In fact, no other player has done it in the IPL. Two back to back hundreds, that too in a T20 format,”

india Tuesday, October 27, 2020 1:52:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir told ( about Ekke Primauno ) : "Navdeep is a natural athlete and with his action I thought he could be a very good Test match bowler. But I am glad to note that he is turning out to be an equally effective white ball bowler too. Personally, I feel more than the pace, his control and skill to move the ball around which is invaluable. Any captain would love to have him in his ranks,"

khaleejtimes Sunday, October 25, 2020 2:05:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Eoin Morgan ) : “Cricket is not about relationships, it’s about performances and honestly, I don’t think Morgan can change a lot of things. He could’ve changed a lot of things had he captained from the start of the tournament. No one changes during the middle of the tournament. It’s nice to have a good relationship between the coach and the captain,”

HindustanTimes Saturday, October 17, 2020 7:10:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir added : “Li’ll surprised. He’s obviously leading KKR for the last 2 and a half years. You don’t do it in the middle of the season. KKR is not in that bad a position that someone needs to change a captain, so yeah little bit surprised,”

HindustanTimes Saturday, October 17, 2020 7:10:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “If KKR wanted to make this change, they should have done it at the start of the competition. If you are talking so much about a World Cup-winning captain being there in your team puts pressure on someone like Dinesh Karthik then why not just give it to Morgan straightaway, why put so much pressure on Karthik? My point is, it sounds very good when someone says that I want to concentrate on my batting but the truth is, you start getting fillers from the management whether they are happy or not, so it’s very unfortunate,”

HindustanTimes Saturday, October 17, 2020 7:10:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Delhi Daredevils ) : “My situation was very different to what DK’s situation is. I only captained Delhi for 7 games and DK is captaining KKR for the last two and a half years, so obviously, the CEO, the entire management know his style of captaincy. I went to DD with a very different mindset that I want to change the fortunes of Delhi but after it didn’t happen for seven games I felt the need to step down,”

HindustanTimes Saturday, October 17, 2020 7:10:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir responded : “I’m not! I don’t think any Indian is,”

HindustanTimes Tuesday, October 6, 2020 3:10:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “Yuzvendra Chahal has been brilliant. We keep talking about Rashid Khan, Jofra Archer, Kagiso Rabada, Pat Cummins; but Chahal in IPL, especially in this season, has been right up there,”

HindustanTimes Tuesday, October 6, 2020 9:13:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “We should be talking about Chahal much more. There is more hype around other bowlers. But he has done brilliantly for RCB,”

HindustanTimes Tuesday, October 6, 2020 9:13:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir told ( about Robin Uthappa ) : “Time’s running out for both Robin Uthappa and Riyan Parag. Uthappa has not looked in any kind of form, to be honest,”

india Monday, October 5, 2020 10:41:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir added ( about Ben Stokes ) : “Riyan Parag has not looked in any kind of form either. So, obviously they have guys sitting on the bench, plus when Ben Stokes shows in, the combination will be completely different,”

india Monday, October 5, 2020 10:41:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir observed : “It’s pretty tricky for them, because they are heavily dependent on Jos Buttler, Steve Smith and Sanju Samson. If all of them go out early in one game, there are serious issues for them, so they need to rectify their middle order,”

india Monday, October 5, 2020 10:41:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir told : "Rahul Tripathi goes up the order, Dinesh Karthik plays at no 6, not before Morgan and not before Russell as well. Probably Sunil Narine goes to bat at 8 or 9. If Morgan bats no 4 and Russell at 5 and Dinesh Karthik to follow,"

news18 Sunday, October 4, 2020 5:52:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "Rahul Tripathi goes up the order, Dinesh Karthik plays at no 6, not before Morgan and not before Russell as well. Probably Sunil Narine goes to bat at 8 or 9. If Morgan bats no 4 and Russell at 5 and Dinesh Karthik to follow,"

dnaindia Sunday, October 4, 2020 4:38:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “I would never drop Shane Watson, because their entire batting order looks so rusty. Kedar Jadhav looks rusty. Ambati Rayudu looks rusty,”

news18 Sunday, October 4, 2020 4:17:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “I know it’s a tricky situation for MS, but you got to back your best batsman. A batsman who can wins game if he comes off good. At the moment, he has not, but he can come at any time, you never know,”

news18 Sunday, October 4, 2020 4:17:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “I would never drop Shane Watson, because their entire batting order looks so rusty. Kedar Jadhav looks rusty. Ambati Rayudu looks rusty,”

HindustanTimes Sunday, October 4, 2020 1:32:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “I know it’s a tricky situation for MS, but you got to back your best batsman. A batsman who can wins game if he comes off good. At the moment, he has not, but he can come at any time, you never know,”

HindustanTimes Sunday, October 4, 2020 1:32:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir told : "Rahul Tripathi goes up the order, Dinesh Karthik plays at no 6, not before Morgan and not before Russell as well. Probably Sunil Narine goes to bat at 8 or 9. If Morgan bats no 4 and Russell at 5 and Dinesh Karthik to follow,"

newindianexpress Sunday, October 4, 2020 12:23:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “Your best bowlers need to ball the 18th, 19th and 20th over, unfortunately it didn’t happen. Pat Cummins, Sunil Narine -- if a spinner has to bowl. Even Mavi, he did a fabulous job in the previous games and so did Andre Russell. You have to got to give your best bowlers” “Yes, Varun Chakravarty did bowl well in the first few overs but you cannot expect a young spinner to be bowling the 19th over and that too in Sharjah, probably it was a miscalculation,”

HindustanTimes Sunday, October 4, 2020 10:24:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “Rahul Tripathi goes up the order, Dinesh Karthik plays at no 6, not before Morgan and not before Russell as well. Probably Sunil Narine goes to bat at 8 or 9. If Morgan bats no 4 and Russell at 5 and Dinesh Karthik to follow,”

HindustanTimes Sunday, October 4, 2020 10:24:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Dale Steyn ) : “I know Shivam Dube bowled well in his first two overs. Yes, you would be tempted to give him a third over, but not the last over. When KL Rahul is already set and batting on 100+, you are walking on the edge, because that can happen. I would have Navdeep Saini or Dale Steyn bowling the last over, even though Steyn is not the best death over. But I would have given the last over to the best bowler of the team,”

india Friday, September 25, 2020 6:32:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “I know Shivam Dube bowled really well in his first two overs. Yes, you would be tempted to give him a third over, but not the last over. When KL Rahul is already set and batting on 100+, you are walking on the edge, because that can happen,”

HindustanTimes Friday, September 25, 2020 11:52:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Dale Steyn ) : “I would have Navdeep Saini or Dale Steyn bowling the last over, even though Steyn is not the best death over. But I would have given the last over to the best bowler of the team,”

HindustanTimes Friday, September 25, 2020 11:52:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “I was a bit surprised to be honest,”

HindustanTimes Thursday, September 24, 2020 10:11:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "There is nothing wrong if you end up getting out early, at least start leading from the front, trying to inspire the team as well. What you did in the last over, probably if you'd done that coming in at No. 4 or 5, alongside Faf, you could have made a game out of it. But probably there was no such intent to make a game out of it," "I thought that after the first six overs, they had literally given up on the game. And probably MS was trying to get back into that match rhythm of batting till the end and get some runs under his belt so he can actually play these kind of innings in the coming games. You've got to be in the present, try and win each game possible. I thought there was no intent to win the game and they were never there in the chase. You can talk about Faf's innings, but Faf initially was struggling big time. So I thought it was an absolute miscalculation, probably not the right captaincy as well. This is not how you ask someone like MS to lead the side,"

timesofoman Wednesday, September 23, 2020 5:10:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir told ( about Sam Curran ) : “I was a bit surprised to be honest. MS Dhoni batting at No. 7? And sending (Ruturaj) Gaikwad, Sam Curran before him. Makes no sense to me. In fact you should be leading from the front,”

Hindu Wednesday, September 23, 2020 4:17:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “There is nothing wrong if you end up getting out early, at least start leading from the front, trying to inspire the team as well. What you did in the last over (hitting 3 sixes in last over), probably if you’d done that coming in at No. 4 or 5, alongside Faf, you could have made a game out of it,”

Hindu Wednesday, September 23, 2020 4:17:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir told ( about Sam Curran ) : "I was a bit surprised to be honest. MS Dhoni batting at No. 7? And sending (Ruturaj) Gaikwad, Sam Curran before him. Makes no sense to me. In fact you should be leading from the front,"

business-standard Wednesday, September 23, 2020 1:57:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "There is nothing wrong if you end up getting out early, at least start leading from the front, trying to inspire the team as well. What you did in the last over (hitting 3 sixes in last over), probably if you'd done that coming in at No. 4 or 5, alongside Faf, you could have made a game out of it,"

business-standard Wednesday, September 23, 2020 1:57:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "There is nothing wrong if you end up getting out early, at least start leading from the front, trying to inspire the team as well. What you did in the last over, probably if you'd done that coming in at No. 4 or 5, alongside Faf, you could have made a game out of it. But probably there was no such intent to make a game out of it," "I thought that after the first six overs, they had literally given up on the game. And probably MS was trying to get back into that match rhythm of batting till the end and get some runs under his belt so he can actually play these kind of innings in the coming games. You've got to be in the present, try and win each game possible. I thought there was no intent to win the game and they were never there in the chase. You can talk about Faf's innings, but Faf initially was struggling big time. So I thought it was an absolute miscalculation, probably not the right captaincy as well. This is not how you ask someone like MS to lead the side,"

khaleejtimes Wednesday, September 23, 2020 1:12:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir told ( about Sam Curran ) : “MS Dhoni batting at No. 7? And sending [Ruturaj] Gaikwad before him, Sam Curran before him. Makes no sense to me. In fact you should be leading from the front. And this is not what you call leading from the front. Batting at No. 7 when you're chasing what... 213 [217]? The game was over. Faf was probably the lone warrior. Yes, you can talk about MS Dhoni's last over [when he hit three sixes], but it was of no use to be honest. It was just all personal runs,”

dnaindia Wednesday, September 23, 2020 10:25:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “There is nothing wrong if you end up getting out early, at least start leading from the front, trying to inspire the team as well. What you did in the last over, probably if you'd done that coming in at No. 4 or 5, alongside Faf, you could have made a game out of it. But probably there was no such intent. I thought that after the [first] six overs, they had literally given up on the game. And probably MS was trying to get back into that match rhythm of batting till the end and get some runs under his belt so he can actually play these kinds of innings in the coming games,”

dnaindia Wednesday, September 23, 2020 10:25:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "I thought that after the first six overs, they had literally given up on the game. And probably MS was trying to get back into that match rhythm of batting till the end and get some runs under his belt so he can actually play these kind of innings in the coming games. You've got to be in the present, try and win each game possible. I thought there was no intent to win the game and they were never there in the chase. You can talk about Faf's innings, but Faf initially was struggling big time. So I thought it was an absolute miscalculation, probably not the right captaincy as well. This is not how you ask someone like MS to lead the side,"

news18 Wednesday, September 23, 2020 8:31:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "There is nothing wrong if you end up getting out early, at least start leading from the front, trying to inspire the team as well. What you did in the last over, probably if you'd done that coming in at No. 4 or 5, alongside Faf, you could have made a game out of it. But probably there was no such intent to make a game out of it," "I thought that after the first six overs, they had literally given up on the game. And probably MS was trying to get back into that match rhythm of batting till the end and get some runs under his belt so he can actually play these kind of innings in the coming games. You've got to be in the present, try and win each game (if) possible. I thought there was no intent to win the game and they were never there in the chase. You can talk about Faf's innings, but Faf initially was struggling big time. So I thought it was an absolute miscalculation, probably not the right captaincy as well. This is not how you ask someone like MS to lead the side,"

timesofindia Wednesday, September 23, 2020 8:23:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir asked : “Sanju Samson is not just the best wicketkeeper batsmen in India but the best young batsman in India! Anyone up for debate?”

india Tuesday, September 22, 2020 9:21:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir wrote : “It’s weird that the only playing eleven Sanju Samson doesn’t find a place is that of India, rest almost everyone is ready for him with open arms @rajasthanroyals @IPL @BCCI,”

india Tuesday, September 22, 2020 9:21:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir told : "Any team can win the tournament. Mumbai I feel is a favourite but all teams are equally balanced and I hope Delhi will do better in the coming days of the tournament,"

dnaindia Saturday, September 19, 2020 7:24:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "I hope its a successful tournament and I think players will make it successful and they should follow all the guidelines as well which BCCI has applied it's gonna be a good tournament,"

dnaindia Saturday, September 19, 2020 7:24:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "Mumbai is a very settled side with depth and will have to see how they will start this tournament because they never start the tournament well, but if they will start in a better way then are surely favourites,"

dnaindia Saturday, September 19, 2020 7:24:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Chris Morris ) : “Chris Morris provides balance to the RCB squad, a quality all-rounder although he has not played much cricket. He can be a finisher as a batsman and can also give you 4 overs and bowl at the death,”

HindustanTimes Thursday, September 17, 2020 5:03:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “They have Washington Sundar and Yuzvendra Chahal as well but it will have to be seen which 4 overseas players RCB picks in their XI,”

HindustanTimes Thursday, September 17, 2020 5:03:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Trent Boult ) : “I am really excited to watch how Trent Boult and Jasprit Bumrah will bowl with the new ball, because we all know Bumrah and Boult are world-class bowlers, and in the T20 format both are wicket-taking options,”

india Thursday, September 17, 2020 2:30:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Trent Boult ) : “I am really excited to watch how Trent Boult and Jasprit Bumrah will bowl with the new ball, because we all know Bumrah and Boult are world class bowlers, and in the T20 format both are wicket-taking options,”

expressindia Wednesday, September 16, 2020 8:37:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Trent Boult ) : “I am really excited to watch how Trent Boult and Jasprit Bumrah will bowl with the new ball, because we all know Bumrah and Boult are world class bowlers, and in the T20 format both are wicket-taking options,”

news18 Wednesday, September 16, 2020 8:22:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Trent Boult ) : "I am skewed more towards Mumbai Indians for the opening match because if we notice the team balance and the depth of the squad while not forgetting the addition of Trent Boult in the squad can prove to be an excellent option," "Every team wants a bowler who will take wickets with a new ball and use Jasprit Bumrah in an experimental way. I would want to see how these two bowlers perform with the new ball not only in the first match but throughout the tournament,"

irishsun Wednesday, September 16, 2020 7:55:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “Firstly, every captain's role is important for their franchise. But MS Dhoni's becomes more important because they don't have Suresh Raina and Harbhajan Singh, two players from their playing XI who had experience. He has not played cricket at all for the last one year, so to suddenly come to a tournament like the IPL and start scoring runs and make an impact sometimes becomes difficult,”

dnaindia Wednesday, September 16, 2020 12:44:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “The higher he bats, it would become easier. I would want to see at what number MS Dhoni bats because the better you bat, the better decisions you can take as a captain. So his form is going to be very important and I will want to see him start at No.3 or No.4 so that he can get his form,”

dnaindia Wednesday, September 16, 2020 12:44:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "For me, Nicholas Pooran is the young player I would like to watch in this IPL. We talk about AB de Villiers as a 360-degree player but Nicholas Pooran has all types of shots. He can play the reverse sweep, normal sweep and is capable of playing the big shots," "So, such a player, when he plays under a coach like Anil Kumble, I have full confidence that Anil Kumble will be able to extract the best out of him. A great coach, who had won Mumbai Indians the title, I would want to see what he can do with the Kings XI,"

dnaindia Tuesday, September 15, 2020 2:38:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Trent Boult ) : “I am very excited to see how Trent Boult and Jasprit Bumrah will be bowling together with the new ball. Because Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult are world-class bowlers and both of them are wicket-taking options in T20 cricket. A left-arm seamer who brings the ball in for right-handers and Jasprit Bumrah who is unorthodox,”

HindustanTimes Tuesday, September 15, 2020 12:57:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “Because you want a bowler who can give you wickets with the new ball so that you can use Jasprit Bumrah in a different manner. So I will want to watch how these two perform, not only in the first match, but in the entire tournament,”

HindustanTimes Tuesday, September 15, 2020 12:57:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “One thing that you will see a little different is that the bowlers will be happy because they will not have to play 7 matches at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. You will be playing in Dubai and Abu Dhabi which probably have bigger grounds, wickets are not as flat as Chinnaswamy. It is always difficult to judge the bowlers from Chinnaswamy’s point of view. India’s smallest ground and the flattest wicket is in Chinnaswamy, so bowlers will be happier and you might see a better performance from bowlers like Umesh Yadav and Navdeep Saini,”

dnaindia Tuesday, September 15, 2020 8:41:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Chris Morris ) : “Chris Morris provides balance to the RCB squad, a quality all-rounder although he has not played much cricket. He can be a finisher as a batsman and can also give you 4 overs and bowl at the death,”

dnaindia Tuesday, September 15, 2020 8:41:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Virat Kohli ) : “The first thing is that Virat Kohli is the one who has been captaining RCB since 2016. So if the balance was not there earlier, then Virat Kohli should have got more involved,”

HindustanTimes Tuesday, September 15, 2020 6:49:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “India’s smallest ground and the flattest wicket is in Chinnaswamy, so bowlers will be happier and you might see a better performance from bowlers like Umesh Yadav and Navdeep Saini,”

HindustanTimes Tuesday, September 15, 2020 6:49:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "According to me, he is the most underrated player in T20 cricket,"

news-yahoo-in Monday, September 14, 2020 9:49:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Nicholas Pooran ) : “For me, Nicholas Pooran is the young player I would like to watch in this IPL. We talk about AB de Villiers as a 360-degree player but Nicholas Pooran has all types of shots. He can play the reverse sweep, normal sweep and is capable of playing the big shots,”

HindustanTimes Monday, September 14, 2020 9:48:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Virat Kohli ) : “What Virat Kohli has said, when you are happy with your squad as a captain, you would have already planned which playing XI you want to play. If you are satisfied, then the calmness also comes along. Because there are times that you do not come to know your best XI in the entire tournament and that is why you make a lot of changes,”

HindustanTimes Monday, September 14, 2020 8:54:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "He is the most underrated player in T20 cricket. You talk about Kieron Pollard, AB de Villiers, Rashid Khan, or David Warner but if you see his contribution, he is a brilliant fielder, gives you four overs with the ball, bowls in the first 6 overs, bats at No.5 or No.6, and can play the big shots,"

khaleejtimes Monday, September 14, 2020 3:37:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "We talk about Andre Russell as a quality all-rounder but Mohammad Nabi probably may not be in that category but he is not that far behind. Because he comes from Afghanistan, who do not play that much cricket, so people do not rate him that much,"

khaleejtimes Monday, September 14, 2020 3:37:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “According to me, he is the most underrated player in T20 cricket. You talk about Kieron Pollard, AB de Villiers, Rashid Khan, or David Warner but if you see his contribution, he is a brilliant fielder, gives you four overs with the ball, bowls in the first 6 overs, bats at No.5 or No.6, and can play the big shots,”

dnaindia Sunday, September 13, 2020 12:55:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “He is also in a franchise where you play David Warner, Jonny Bairstow, Rashid Khan, and Kane Williamson, so he does not get that many opportunities. If Mohammad Nabi was in some other franchise, he would have played all the 14 matches in the IPL. And if you play him in all the 14 matches of the IPL, you will come to know his impact,”

dnaindia Sunday, September 13, 2020 12:55:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir told : “It’s his personal decision and each and everyone loves seeing Yuvi play,”

HindustanTimes Friday, September 11, 2020 5:12:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir told : "I don't think that players will be afraid of it. It is important to be in the bio-secure bubble and follow the guidelines. Just because of one person, the tournament can't be sacrificed. So, it is important to follow the instructions and guidelines,"

business-standard Friday, September 11, 2020 2:37:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "It's a continuous process. There are already eight trommel machines installed here. With these four machines, 2,600 tonnes of garbage will be disposed at the site, which receives 2,400 tonnes of waste a day,"

timesofindia Friday, September 11, 2020 2:18:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir claimed : "The Ghazipur landfill is an issue that affects entire Delhi and to get rid of it, all agencies need to work together. I had written a letter to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in February inviting him to visit the landfill site together and have a meeting of all the authorities concerned, but till date there has been no response from his side,"

timesofindia Friday, September 11, 2020 2:18:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir told : "I don't think that players will be afraid of it. It is important to be in the bio-secure bubble and follow the guidelines. Just because of one person, the tournament can't be sacrificed. So, it is important to follow the instructions and guidelines,"

newindianexpress Friday, September 11, 2020 1:10:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "It's his personal decision and each and everyone loves seeing Yuvi play. If he wants to play for Punjab so why not? You can't force a cricketer to start or to end and if he wants to come back from retirement and play with motivation, he is most welcome"

newindianexpress Friday, September 11, 2020 1:10:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir told : "I don't think that players will be afraid of it. It is important to be in the bio-secure bubble and follow the guidelines. Just because of one person, the tournament can't be sacrificed. So, it is important to follow the instructions and guidelines,"

dnaindia Friday, September 11, 2020 12:34:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "It's his personal decision and each and everyone loves seeing Yuvi play. If he wants to play for Punjab so why not? You can't force a cricketer to start or to end and if he wants to come back from retirement and play with motivation, he is most welcome"

dnaindia Friday, September 11, 2020 12:34:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Sunil Narine ) : “For me, the most important thing is that when Sunil Narine is hiding the ball during his run-up, it will increase the difficulties for the batsmen. It will be difficult to find which ball will go away and which ball will come in. Because the later you see the ball in the hand, the more difficult it is for the batsmen,”

india Saturday, September 5, 2020 9:32:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "It will be a good opportunity for MS Dhoni to come and bat at No. 3,"

dnaindia Tuesday, September 1, 2020 12:09:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "So, MS Dhoni at No. 3 and then they have got depth with Kedar Jadhav, Dwayne Bravo, Sam Curran, all those guys they can come in," "So, I think it is going to be a great opportunity for someone like MS Dhoni and I am sure he is going to relish that. Also, Suresh Raina not being there, you want to have some experienced player batting at No. 3, so it could be MS Dhoni now,"

dnaindia Tuesday, September 1, 2020 12:09:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “So, MS Dhoni at No. 3 and then they have got depth with Kedar Jadhav, Dwayne Bravo, Sam Curran, all those guys they can come in. So, I think it is going to be a great opportunity for someone like MS Dhoni and I am sure he is going to relish that. Also, Suresh Raina not being there, you want to have some experienced player batting at No. 3, so it could be MS Dhoni now,”

india Tuesday, September 1, 2020 7:34:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir added : “He has been away from the game for the last 1 year. It’s not going to be easy because IPL is a proper cricket tournament. The quality of cricket is right up there. When you face international quality bowlers, it’s not going to be that easy. When you haven’t played much cricket for the last one year, you want to get back to the best rhythm and practice as much as you can,”

india Tuesday, September 1, 2020 7:34:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “It will be a good opportunity for MS Dhoni to come and bat at No. 3. And he has been away from the game for the last one year, so he would end up getting a lot more balls to face and then he can actually play the anchor innings as well which he has been doing for India for the last couple of years,”

HindustanTimes Tuesday, September 1, 2020 7:01:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "It will be a good opportunity for MS Dhoni to come and bat at No. 3. And he has been away from the game for the last one year, so he would end up getting a lot more balls to face and then he can actually play the anchor innings as well which he has been doing for India for the last couple of years. "

khaleejtimes Monday, August 31, 2020 10:22:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "Deeply saddened to hear about the demise of former President Shri Pranab Mukherjee. He belonged to the league of leaders respected & loved across the spectrum. May god give strength to his family & loves ones. The nation will remember his immense contributions forever!"

business-standard Monday, August 31, 2020 10:21:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "It will be a good opportunity for MS Dhoni to come and bat at No. 3. And he has been away from the game for the last one year, so he would end up getting a lot more balls to face and then he can actually play the anchor innings as well which he has been doing for India for the last couple of years. "

news18 Monday, August 31, 2020 9:36:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Pranab Mukherjee ) : “Deeply saddened to hear about the demise of former President Shri Pranab Mukherjee. He belonged to the league of leaders respected & loved across the spectrum. May god give strength to his family & loves ones. The nation will remember his immense contributions forever!”

HindustanTimes Monday, August 31, 2020 6:24:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Pranab Mukherjee ) : “Deeply saddened to hear about the demise of former President Shri Pranab Mukherjee. He belonged to the league of leaders respected & loved across the spectrum. May god give strength to his family & loves ones. The nation will remember his immense contributions forever!”

thehindu Monday, August 31, 2020 5:39:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “It will be a good opportunity for MS Dhoni to come and bat at No. 3. And he has been away from the game for the last one year, so he would end up getting a lot more balls to face and then he can actually play the anchor innings as well which he has been doing for India for the last couple of years,”

HindustanTimes Monday, August 31, 2020 4:57:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about William Hussey ) : “One record if you talk about, which is going to stay forever is MS Dhoni’s three ICC trophies,”

india Sunday, August 16, 2020 7:17:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir wrote ( about Chetan Chauhan ) : "Saddened to hear about the demise of Chetan Chauhan ji. His contribution to the game as well as to administration will always be remembered! May God give strength to his family & loved ones!,"

dnaindia Sunday, August 16, 2020 7:01:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "Wish you a speedy recovery @AmitShah ji & pray for your early discharge! God bless!"

business-standard Sunday, August 2, 2020 8:27:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “First of all we were chasing 330, then India was 0/1, and then scoring 183 out of the 330 runs, that too against Pakistan, and that time, he was not that experienced too,”

india Sunday, August 2, 2020 12:12:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “We have selected 10 girls who are studying in various govt schools in the current session. We will sponsor their school fees, uniform, food, medical help including counseling so that they can achieve their dreams,”

newindianexpress Friday, July 31, 2020 9:15:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "Whether it was his (Kohli's) first tour, whether it was second tour, this time around, obviously, he would be gearing up for it because it's going to be a different challenge with and Steve Smith coming back into the Australian Test line-up because India has got the bowling attack to rattle the Australian batting line-up even with David Warner and Steve Smith, but yeah, it's going to be a different challenge than what it was last time around, so you would want Virat Kohli to fire, plus the bowlers as well because it's the bowlers that will win you the Test matches,"

business-standard Wednesday, July 29, 2020 2:59:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "India has got the bowling attack to rattle the Australian batting line-up even with David Warner and Steve Smith, but yes, it's going to be a different challenge than what it was last time around,"

timesofindia Wednesday, July 29, 2020 2:42:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "Because India has got the bowling attack to rattle the Australian batting line-up even with David Warner and Steve Smith, but yeah, it's going to be a different challenge than what it was last time around,"

business-standard Wednesday, July 29, 2020 11:40:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “Because India has got the bowling attack to rattle the Australian batting line-up even with David Warner and Steve Smith, but yeah, it’s going to be a different challenge than what it was last time around,”

HindustanTimes Wednesday, July 29, 2020 10:15:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "No one can match Sehwag’s impact in Tests. No one actually thought he could be such a successful Test opener. People always thought he was always going to be a much more successful white-ball cricketer. But if you look at his records, he is far more successful in red-ball cricket. And that is Virender Sehwag for you,"

news18 Monday, July 27, 2020 10:54:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “I think skill-wise you need to keep improving but mentally you have got to get stronger as well when you have to play international cricket and if you want to become a very successful international cricketer as well,”

HindustanTimes Sunday, July 26, 2020 8:13:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “You can hit as many balls as you can and as long as you want to, but you have to be mentally strong to face those criticisms,” “Because criticism will always be there and how you want to approach the game going forward, 4-5 months of break obviously freshens you up mentally and physically as well but going forward let’s see how he copes with the criticism as well”

HindustanTimes Sunday, July 26, 2020 8:13:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Ben Stokes ) : “You can’t compare anyone in India at the moment with Ben Stokes. Absolutely not, because Ben Stokes is in his own league,”

india Sunday, July 26, 2020 4:54:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Ben Stokes ) : “That is the kind of impact player you need in every line-up. It would be a dream for every captain to have someone like Ben Stokes whether he’s batting, whether he’s bowling, whether he’s fielding,”

india Sunday, July 26, 2020 4:54:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “MS Dhoni, if he is hitting the ball really well, if he is very good form, if he is enjoying the game and if he thinks that he can still win the game for the country at that number especially at six and seven,”

HindustanTimes Sunday, July 26, 2020 4:24:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “If he is in great fitness and form, he should continue playing because no one can actually force anyone to retire,” “A lot of experts can put a lot of pressure on people like MS Dhoni because of their age and stuff but again it’s an individual decision, when you started playing cricket it was your individual decision”

HindustanTimes Sunday, July 26, 2020 4:24:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "If he is in great fitness and form, he should continue playing because no one can actually force anyone to retire,"

timesofindia Sunday, July 26, 2020 3:52:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “If he is in great fitness and form, he should continue playing because no one can actually force anyone to retire,”

india Saturday, July 25, 2020 9:00:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "If he is in great fitness and form, he should continue playing because no one can actually force anyone to retire,"

timesofindia Saturday, July 25, 2020 7:21:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "It does not matter where it goes but if it (IPL) goes to UAE, it’s a great venue to play cricket in any format and plus most importantly I think it’s going to change the mood of the nation as well,"

news18 Saturday, July 25, 2020 3:09:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "It's not about which franchise win, which player score runs, which guy takes wicket, it's just changing the mood of the nation. So, this IPL probably will be bigger than rest of the IPL because I think this if for the nation,"

dnaindia Saturday, July 25, 2020 10:46:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir told : “I looked into the issue to ensure maximum participation. Extension without a transparent system should not happen. So a new tender process is being raised. This will lead to EDMC earning more,”

expressindia Wednesday, July 22, 2020 10:20:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir wrote ( about Shahid Afridi ) : "Pak has 7 lakh force backed by 20 Cr ppl says 16 yr old man @SAfridiOfficial. Yet begging for Kashmir for 70 yrs. Jokers like Afridi, Imran & Bajwa can spew venom against India & PM @narendramodi ji to fool Pak ppl but won't get Kashmir till judgment day! Remember Bangladesh?"

dnaindia Sunday, July 19, 2020 11:55:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Shahid Afridi ) : "Pak has 7 lakh force backed by 20 Cr ppl says 16 yr old man @SAfridiOfficial. Yet begging for Kashmir for 70 yrs. Jokers like Afridi, Imran & Bajwa can spew venom against India & PM @narendramodi ji to fool Pak ppl but won't get Kashmir till judgment day! Remember Bangladesh?"

news18 Sunday, July 19, 2020 6:44:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "The FYI team has been working around the clock for several weeks to build, test and mobilize the FYI Health Post. Businesses need to resume and the need of the hour is solutions that can help them do so by complying with regulations and ensuring that the health of their employees is not compromised," "We are in the thick of this fight against COVID-19 and all indicators point to this being long drawn. My personal backing and support to FYI Health comes from my own desire to contribute towards helping fight this crisis in whatever way I can. Testing and tracing, along with precautions such as wearing masks and sanitizing hands are vital in helping contain this pandemic,"

business-standard Friday, July 17, 2020 7:22:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "There are not too many world-beaters or probably people who win you tournaments,"

dnaindia Thursday, July 16, 2020 6:17:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "There are not too many world-beaters or probably people who win you tournaments,"

dnaindia Wednesday, July 15, 2020 7:09:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "We were roommates for more than a month and all we used to talk about was hair because he had those long hair and how he would maintain that hair and all that stuff,"

news18 Sunday, July 12, 2020 3:14:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “We were roommates for more than a month and all we used to talk about was ‘hair’ because he had those long hair back then,”

HindustanTimes Sunday, July 12, 2020 8:16:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir added : “So we removed the beds out of the room and we both were sleeping on the floor, with the mattress on the floor, and it was a great moment,”

HindustanTimes Sunday, July 12, 2020 8:16:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “We were both young, MS Dhoni had recently started playing international cricket together. We went to Kenya together, we went for India A tour to Zimbabwe together and spent a lot of time together. But when you share a room for a month and a half with someone, you get to know a lot about that person.,”

HindustanTimes Sunday, July 12, 2020 8:16:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Sourav Ganguly ) : “Dhoni has been a very lucky captain because he got an amazing team in every format,” “Captaining 2011 World Cup team was very easy for Dhoni because we had players like Sachin, Sehwag, myself, Yuvraj, Yusuf, Virat, so he had got the best teams, while Ganguly had to work very hard for it, and as a result Dhoni won so many trophies”

HindustanTimes Sunday, July 12, 2020 8:16:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "The reason Dhoni became such a successful captain in Test cricket is because of Zaheer Khan. He was a big blessing that Dhoni got, for which credit goes to Sourav Ganguly . According to me, Zaheer has been India's best world-class bowler,"

ibtimes-in Sunday, July 12, 2020 7:36:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Sourav Ganguly ) : "Dhoni has been a very lucky captain because he got an amazing team in every format. Captaining 2011 World Cup team was very easy for Dhoni because we had players like Sachin, Sehwag, Myself, Yuvraj, Yusuf, Virat, so he had got the best teams, while Ganguly had to work very hard for it, and as a result, Dhoni won so many trophies,"

ibtimes-in Sunday, July 12, 2020 7:36:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir added ( about Sourav Ganguly ) : “Ganguly had to work very hard for it, and as a result, Dhoni won so many trophies,”

india Saturday, July 11, 2020 7:29:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “Captaining 2011 World Cup team was very easy for Dhoni because we had players like Sachin (Tendulkar), (Virender) Sehwag, myself, Yuvraj (Singh), Yusuf (Pathan), Virat (Kohli) so he had got the best teams,” “Ganguly had to work very hard for it, and as a result Dhoni won so many trophies”

expressindia Saturday, July 11, 2020 6:28:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "Dhoni has been a very lucky captain because he got an amazing team in every format. Captaining 2011 World Cup team was very easy for Dhoni because we had players like Sachin (Tendulkar), (Virender) Sehwag, myself, Yuvraj (Singh), Yusuf (Pathan), Virat (Kohli) so he had got the best teams,"

dnaindia Saturday, July 11, 2020 4:23:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "The reason Dhoni became such a successful captain in Test cricket is because of Zaheer Khan. He was a big blessing that Dhoni got, for which credit goes to Sourav Ganguly . According to me, Zaheer has been India's best world-class bowler,"

timesofindia Saturday, July 11, 2020 3:16:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Sourav Ganguly ) : "Dhoni has been a very lucky captain because he got an amazing team in every format. Captaining 2011 World Cup team was very easy for Dhoni because we had players like Sachin, Sehwag, Myself, Yuvraj, Yusuf, Virat, so he had got the best teams, while Ganguly had to work very hard for it, and as a result, Dhoni won so many trophies,"

timesofindia Saturday, July 11, 2020 3:16:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "Dhoni has been a very lucky captain because he got an amazing team in every format. Captaining 2011 World Cup team was very easy for Dhoni because we had players like Sachin (Tendulkar), (Virender) Sehwag, myself, Yuvraj (Singh), Yusuf (Pathan), Virat (Kohli) so he had got the best teams,"

news18 Saturday, July 11, 2020 2:42:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir responded : “Sanjay Ji, personally spoke to Home Minister Amit Shah ji on the topic after your tweet. He told me the visit is intended as an inspection instead of an inauguration for which Arvind Kejriwal Ji has also been called. Do you not talk to Kejriwal Ji or were you intending to visit alone and take all the credit?”

Hindu Saturday, June 27, 2020 9:53:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “This is your team, make it or break it, I will not interfere I just promised him one thing, I don’t know where it’s gonna happen but by the time I leave, whether it’s gonna be three years or six years, this franchise will be in a much better position,”

HindustanTimes Wednesday, June 24, 2020 7:58:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "I totally agree with Laxman bhai. The sort of series it was in 2014, even I was there on that tour," "You have to give credit to MS Dhoni because a lot of careers have ended after such a series, especially in one format"

dnaindia Tuesday, June 23, 2020 7:39:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “It is so unfortunate that we do not give Rahul Dravid enough credit for his captaincy. We only talk about Sourav Ganguly, MS Dhoni, now we talk about Virat Kohli , but Rahul Dravid has been a fabulous captain for India as well,”

financialexpress Monday, June 22, 2020 2:12:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Ekke Primauno ) : “If you asked him to open the batting in Test cricket, he did, he batted at No. 3, he kept wickets for India, he batted as a finisher, he did everything what Indian cricket asked him or what a captain asked him to do and that is the kind of role models you want,”

financialexpress Monday, June 22, 2020 2:12:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Saeed Ajmal ) : "One battle which I thoroughly enjoyed was against Saeed Ajmal. Because Ajmal was probably one of the toughest off-spinners I have faced, especially under lights as we couldn't pick his Doosra. And the speed with which he used to bowl at, he was very very lethal,"

tribune Sunday, June 21, 2020 6:54:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir told ( about Shahid Afridi ) : "Nobody should be infected with this virus. I have political differences with Shahid Afridi but I want him to recover as soon as possible,"

business-standard Thursday, June 18, 2020 3:19:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir told ( about Shahid Afridi ) : "Nobody should be infected with this virus. I have political differences with Shahid Afridi but I want him to recover as soon as possible,"

news-yahoo-in Thursday, June 18, 2020 9:41:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Virat Kohli ) : "He (Kohli) was always a very smart cricketer, but then he turned his entire T20 career into a very successful one, just by being supremely fit,"

newindianexpress Tuesday, June 16, 2020 10:47:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Virat Kohli ) : "There are very few cricketers in world cricket at this time who can rotate of every ball and that is what Virat Kohli does really well and that's why he's different from the rest,"

newindianexpress Tuesday, June 16, 2020 10:47:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Virat Kohli ) : "There are very few cricketers in world cricket at this time who can rotate of every ball and that is what Virat Kohli does really well and that's why he's different from the rest,"

business-standard Tuesday, June 16, 2020 4:52:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Virat Kohli ) : "There are very few cricketers in world cricket at this time who can rotate strike off every ball and that is what Virat Kohli does really well and that's why he's different from the rest,"

firstpost Tuesday, June 16, 2020 3:51:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “That’s why he’s (Virat Kohli) different from the rest. You look at Rohit Sharma. He does not have the quality which Virat Kohli has, of rotating the strike. Rohit Sharma has those big shots, but that’s why Virat is more consistent than Rohit,”

news18 Tuesday, June 16, 2020 10:04:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Virat Kohli ) : “People do not give a lot of importance to dot balls. If you play fewer dot balls, you can reduce a lot of pressure. The easiest thing to do in cricket is a six or a four. "Because ultimately, you are playing that high-risk shot. If it comes off, everyone loves it. If it doesn’t come off, you’ll probably be back in the pavilion. But there are very few cricketers in world cricket who can rotate the strike off every bowl. That’s what Virat Kohli does really well,”

news18 Tuesday, June 16, 2020 10:04:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “Chris Gayle doesn’t have that ability to rotate the strike, AB de Villiers doesn’t have the ability to rotate strike off each delivery against spin-bowling, Virat Kohli has that, and that’s why he averages over 50,”

news18 Tuesday, June 16, 2020 10:04:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “That’s why he’s (Virat Kohli) different from the rest. You look at Rohit Sharma. He does not have the quality which Virat Kohli has, of rotating the strike. Rohit Sharma has those big shots, but that’s why Virat is more consistent than Rohit,”

HindustanTimes Tuesday, June 16, 2020 7:50:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Virat Kohli ) : “People do not give a lot of importance to dot balls. If you play fewer dot balls, you can reduce a lot of pressure. The easiest thing to do in cricket is a six or a four. Because ultimately, you are playing that high-risk shot. If it comes off, everyone loves it. If it doesn’t come off, you’ll probably be back in the pavilion. But there are very few cricketers in world cricket who can rotate the strike off every bowl. That’s what Virat Kohli does really well,”

HindustanTimes Tuesday, June 16, 2020 7:50:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “Chris Gayle doesn’t have that ability to rotate the strike, AB de Villiers doesn’t have the ability to rotate strike off each delivery against spin-bowling, Virat Kohli has that, and that’s why he averages over 50,”

HindustanTimes Tuesday, June 16, 2020 7:50:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "It's very difficult to compare both of them because one bats at No.3, one bats at No.6 or 7"

newindianexpress Tuesday, June 16, 2020 7:15:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "Probably world cricket has missed one thing and that is MS didn't bat at No.3. Had MS not captained India and batted at No.3, probably world cricket would have seen a completely different player, probably he could have got many more runs, he would have broken many more records. He would have been the most exciting cricketer in the world, had he not captained India and had he batted at No.3"

newindianexpress Tuesday, June 16, 2020 7:15:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "It's very difficult to compare both of them because one bats at No. 3, one bats at No. 6 or 7,"

timesofindia Monday, June 15, 2020 4:41:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “He has a lot to achieve. He can keep scoring his own runs. But for me, in a team sport, till the time you don’t win those big trophies, you will never be considered... probably you will never fulfill your entire career,”

dnaindia Monday, June 15, 2020 3:37:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Virat Kohli ) : “He’s different from the rest. Probably a lot of other people might not have the same ability that Virat Kohli has. As a leader, the most important quality which he needs to have is start taking players as they are. Don’t compare them, or don’t compare their intensity to his intensity. Because every individual is different,”

dnaindia Monday, June 15, 2020 3:37:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "He has lots to achieve! It is a team sport. You can keep scoring your own runs. There are people like Brian Lara who have scored so many runs. There are people like Jacques Kallis who have won nothing," "Kohli at the moment has won nothing, to be honest as a leader. He has a lot to achieve"

tribune Monday, June 15, 2020 2:56:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “He has a lot to achieve. He can keep scoring his own runs. But for me, in a team sport, till the time you don’t win those big trophies, you will never be considered... probably you will never fulfill your entire career,”

HindustanTimes Monday, June 15, 2020 1:13:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Virat Kohli ) : “He’s different from the rest. Probably a lot of other people might not have the same ability that Virat Kohli has. As a leader, the most important quality which he needs to have is start taking players as they are. Don’t compare them, or don’t compare their intensity to his intensity. Because every individual is different,”

HindustanTimes Monday, June 15, 2020 1:13:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “It is a team sport. You can keep scoring your own runs,”

news18 Monday, June 15, 2020 11:38:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir added : “You can keep scoring those big runs but according to me, till you win those big trophies you will never be able to fulfill your entire career,”

news18 Monday, June 15, 2020 11:38:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "What sets you apart from being a good player to being a very very good player in a team is what you do on those crucial games,"

news18 Monday, June 15, 2020 11:38:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir told : “Probably world cricket has missed one thing... that is MS (Dhoni) captained India and did not bat at No. 3. Had MS batted at No. 3, probably world cricket would have seen a completely different player,”

dnaindia Sunday, June 14, 2020 4:55:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir told ( about Shahid Afridi ) : “Nobody should be infected with this virus. I have political differences with Shahid Afridi but I want him to recover as soon as possible. But more than Afridi I want every person infected in my country to get well as soon as possible,”

expressindia Sunday, June 14, 2020 1:45:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “What sets you apart from being a good player to being a very, very good player in a team squad is what you do on those crucial games. I think probably we have not been able to handle the pressure, probably other teams have been able to handle the pressure that way,”

HindustanTimes Sunday, June 14, 2020 1:14:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir told ( about Shahid Afridi ) : “Nobody should be infected with this virus. I have political differences with Shahid Afridi but I want him to recover as soon as possible. But more than Afridi I want every person infected in my country to get well as soon as possible,”

thenational Sunday, June 14, 2020 12:28:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir told : “Probably world cricket has missed one thing... that is MS (Dhoni) captained India and did not bat at No. 3. Had MS batted at No. 3, probably world cricket would have seen a completely different player,”

HindustanTimes Sunday, June 14, 2020 12:24:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Shahid Afridi ) : "Nobody should be infected with this virus. I have political differences with Shahid Afridi but I want him to recover as soon as possible,"

news18 Sunday, June 14, 2020 11:37:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “Probably world cricket has missed one thing… that is MS (Dhoni) captained India and did not bat at No. 3. Had MS batted at No. 3, probably world cricket would have seen a completely different player,”

news18 Sunday, June 14, 2020 11:37:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Shahid Afridi ) : "Nobody should be infected with this virus. I have political differences with Shahid Afridi but I want him to recover as soon as possible,"

newindianexpress Sunday, June 14, 2020 9:43:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "What sets you apart from being a good player to being a very very good player in a team squad is what you do on those crucial games. I think probably we have not been able to handle the pressure, probably other teams have been able to handle the pressure that way,"

newindianexpress Saturday, June 13, 2020 6:43:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “What sets you apart from being a good player to being a very, very good player in a team squad is what you do on those crucial games. I think probably we have not been able to handle the pressure, probably other teams have been able to handle the pressure that way,”

HindustanTimes Saturday, June 13, 2020 4:30:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “It’s just your ability in those crunch situations,” “I’ve always said this, in bilaterals and league stages you have got probably a chance to make the mistake, come to the knockout stages, you don’t have a chance to make a mistake, you make a mistake and you’re going back home. So, that’s where beliefs come into play and that where India lacks in all those crucial games”

HindustanTimes Saturday, June 13, 2020 4:30:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "What sets you apart from being a good player to being a very very good player in a team squad is what you do in those crucial games. I think probably we have not been able to handle the pressure, probably other teams have been able to handle the pressure that way,"

khaleejtimes Saturday, June 13, 2020 2:39:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "We can keep talking that we've got everything, we have the ability to be the world champions but till the time you don't go on the cricket field and prove that, you will never be called the world champion,"

khaleejtimes Saturday, June 13, 2020 2:39:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "So it's just your ability in those crunch situations. I've always said this, in bilateral and league stages you have got probably a chance to make the mistake, come to the knockout stage you don't have a chance to make a mistake, you make a mistake and you're going back home," "So that's where beliefs come into play and that where India lacks in all those crucial games,"

khaleejtimes Saturday, June 13, 2020 2:39:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “What sets you apart from being a good player to being a very, very good player in a team squad is what you do on those crucial games. I think probably we have not been able to handle the pressure, probably other teams have been able to handle the pressure that way,”

HindustanTimes Saturday, June 13, 2020 2:09:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “It’s just your ability in those crunch situations,” “I’ve always said this, in bilaterals and league stages you have got probably a chance to make the mistake, come to the knockout stages, you don’t have a chance to make a mistake, you make a mistake and you’re going back home. So, that’s where beliefs come into play and that where India lacks in all those crucial games”

HindustanTimes Saturday, June 13, 2020 2:09:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "What sets you apart from being a good player to being a very very good player in a team squad is what you do on those crucial games. I think probably we have not been able to handle the pressure, probably other teams have been able to handle the pressure that way,"

timesofindia Saturday, June 13, 2020 1:49:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "What sets you apart from being a good player to being a very very good player in a team is what you do on those crucial games,"

news18 Saturday, June 13, 2020 1:23:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir wrote : “The frontpage advertisements in every newspaper are appearing daily, if printing press of newspapers will be bought by taking Rs 5000 crore in the name of people,”

financialexpress Sunday, May 31, 2020 6:10:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir wrote : "The frontpage advertisements in every newspaper are appearing daily, if printing press of newspapers will be bought by taking Rs 5000 crore in the name of people,"

newindianexpress Sunday, May 31, 2020 5:24:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir wrote : "The frontpage advertisements in every newspaper are appearing daily, if printing press of newspapers will be bought by taking Rs 5000 crore in the name of people,"

news18 Sunday, May 31, 2020 3:17:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "You look at Karun Nair who has said there is no clarity given to him. You look at Yuvraj Singh... you look at Suresh Raina,"

dnaindia Saturday, May 23, 2020 1:47:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir asked : "And just before the World Cup, you needed a 3-D? Is that the kind of statement you want to see from a chairman of selectors that we need a 3-D cricketer?"

dnaindia Saturday, May 23, 2020 1:47:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “The time has come when captain needs to be selectors as well. The captain and coach should be selectors. The selectors should have no say in the playing XI. The playing XI has to be captain’s responsibility. But at the same time the captain and the coach should be given the voting power because they cannot shrug off the responsibility of the selected team”

expressindia Friday, May 22, 2020 2:56:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir added : “Your chairman of selectors needs to be an experienced cricketer, who has played enough international cricket, who has seen the ups and downs of international cricket. The more you play, the better you understand players,”

expressindia Friday, May 22, 2020 2:56:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "It's not important that you have played a lot of cricket, for you to be a very successful coach - probably, that's right for a selector, but not for a coach," "It is really not true that someone who hasn't played international cricket or who hasn't played enough cricket, can't become a successful coach,"

business-standard Friday, May 22, 2020 1:20:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "It's not important that you have played a lot of cricket, for you to be a very successful coach - probably, that's right for a selector, but not for a coach," "It is really not true that someone who hasn't played international cricket or who hasn't played enough cricket, can't become a successful coach,"

khaleejtimes Friday, May 22, 2020 11:22:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “The time has come when captain needs to be selectors as well. The captain and coach should be selectors. The selectors should have no say in the playing XI. The playing XI has to be captain’s responsibility. But at the same time the captain and the coach should be given the voting power because they cannot shrug off the responsibility of the selected team”

HindustanTimes Friday, May 22, 2020 8:04:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir added : “Like it was with Vijay Shankar or whoever got picked in the World Cup. Some of the decisions were absolutely shocking. Probably not picking Ambati Rayudu in the World Cup. They couldn’t find the no. 4. One position they had to identify and they could not do that. Look at what happened to Ambati Rayudu - you picked him for two years. Two years, he batted at no. 4. And just before the World Cup, you needed a 3-D? Is that the kind of statement you want to see from a chairman selector that we need a 3-D cricketer?”

HindustanTimes Friday, May 22, 2020 8:04:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir added : “Your chairman of selectors needs to be an experienced cricketer, who has played enough international cricket, who has seen the ups and downs of international cricket. The more you play, the better you understand players. Chika has played a lot of international cricket, he has captained India, he knows what a player goes through. When I got selected there was someone else as the chairman, when I got dropped there was someone else as the chairman. Then you came in, I could fight with you, I could walk up to you and discuss things, so that is the relationship you want between players and selectors,”

HindustanTimes Friday, May 22, 2020 8:04:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Sachin Tendulkar ) : “Sachin Tendulkar, because probably with one white ball and four fielders inside the circle, not five fielders outside, it will be Sachin Tendulkar for me,”

india Thursday, May 21, 2020 4:09:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Sachin Tendulkar ) : "Sachin Tendulkar, because probably with one white ball and four fielders inside the circle, not five fielders outside, it will be Sachin Tendulkar for me,"

business-standard Thursday, May 21, 2020 11:00:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "Sachin Tendulkar, because probably with one white ball and four fielders inside the circle, not five fielders outside, it will be Sachin Tendulkar for me. It's difficult because Virat Kohli has done phenomenally well but I think the rules have changed as well, which has helped a lot of new batters,"

news18 Thursday, May 21, 2020 10:13:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Sachin Tendulkar ) : "The new generation, with two new balls, no reverse swing, nothing for the finger spin, five fielders inside for the 50 overs, probably that makes batting much easier," "Look at how Sachin Tendulkar has played, different rules, that time 230 to 240 was a winning total. Probably, I'll go with Sachin Tendulkar if we see the longevity and flow of the one-day cricket format,"

news18 Thursday, May 21, 2020 10:13:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "Sachin Tendulkar, because probably with one white ball and four fielders inside the circle, not five fielders outside, it will be for me. It's difficult because Virat Kohli has done phenomenally well but I think the rules have changed as well, which has helped a lot of new batters,"

timesofindia Thursday, May 21, 2020 10:07:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “It’s not important that you have played a lot of cricket, for you to be a very successful coach probably, that’s right for a selector, but not for a coach,”

HindustanTimes Wednesday, May 20, 2020 11:33:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "Probably you can just have a different T20 batting coach, just for that particular format. It is really not true that someone who hasn't played international cricket or who hasn't played enough cricket, can't become a successful coach,"

business-standard Wednesday, May 20, 2020 10:22:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “It’s not important that you have played a lot of cricket, for you to be a very successful coach – probably, that’s right for a selector, but not for a coach,”

india Wednesday, May 20, 2020 10:00:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "FYI Health is a pioneering effort and is a much required innovation in the fight against COVID-19 and the potential rebound if any. It provides companies and its employees a win-win, easy to use health-tech product," "My expectation from FYI health is the safety around the employees and to ensure that businesses, factories as well as industries do not get affected because this is very important at this hour of the time,"

siliconindia Tuesday, May 19, 2020 9:42:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "I find it difficult to comprehend that if you have a bowler of Jasprit Bumrah's calibre and you give him only two overs upfront. It's not a tactical mistake but a tactical blunder,"

business-standard Tuesday, December 1, 2020 3:08:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “This is pure class and he isn’t that far away from Virat Kohli. We keep talking about Virat Kohli, (and asking) is Virat Kohli the best ODI batsman in the world ever. Steve Smith isn’t that far,”

HindustanTimes Tuesday, December 1, 2020 7:28:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Stephen Smith ) : “It is going to be tough for India. I am telling you, even in the third game and probably going forward as well. This is just the start of this long tour. If India doesn’t find something (about) how to get Steve Smith out, it is going to be a long, long tour for the bowlers,”

HindustanTimes Tuesday, December 1, 2020 7:28:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "I can’t understand the captaincy to be honest. We kept talking about how important is to take wickets upfront if we have to stop this kind of batting line-up and then you make your premier bowler bowl two overs. Normally, in a One Day game probably there are three spells of 4-3-3 overs. Or probably the maximum is four overs,"

news18 Monday, November 30, 2020 3:23:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about error ) : "They could have given someone like Washington Sundar or Shivam Dube or whoever was there in the squad to play the next game and see how they go into the one-day format. But if you don’t have anyone in Australia then it is a selection error as well," "Unless and until you don’t judge someone you will never be able to find how good he is at the international level. India has not taken those options to Australia and those might come back to hurt them big time"

news18 Monday, November 30, 2020 3:23:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "I can't understand the captaincy, to be honest. We kept talking about how important it was to take wickets upfront if you have to stop this kind of batting line-up and then you make your premier bowler bowl two overs,"

dnaindia Monday, November 30, 2020 2:53:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “I don’t think there is an captain in world cricket who would give Jasprit Bumrah only two overs with the new ball,”

financialexpress Monday, November 30, 2020 2:14:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "I can't understand the captaincy, to be honest. We kept talking about how important it was to take wickets upfront if you have to stop this kind of batting line-up and then you make your premier bowler bowl two overs,"

dnaindia Monday, November 30, 2020 1:20:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "It's not T20 cricket. T20 cricket is different and sometimes even in T20 cricket, people end up bowling three overs upfront. I can't understand the reason, to be honest, that was poor captaincy,"

dnaindia Monday, November 30, 2020 1:20:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about error ) : “They could have given someone like Washington Sundar or Shivam Dube or whoever was there in the squad to play the next game and see how they go into the one-day format. But if you don’t have anyone in Australia then it is a selection error as well. Unless and until you don’t judge someone you will never be able to find how good he is at the international level. India has not taken those options to Australia and those might come back to hurt them big time,”

dnaindia Monday, November 30, 2020 1:20:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about error ) : "They could have given someone like Washington Sundar or Shivam Dube or whoever was there in the squad to play the next game and see how they go into the one-day format. But if you don't have anyone in Australia then it is a selection error as well," "Unless and until you don't judge someone you will never be able to find how good he is at the international level. India has not taken those options to Australia and those might come back to hurt them big time,"

irishsun Monday, November 30, 2020 6:46:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “It’s been happening since what… the last World Cup. If Hardik Pandya is not fit, where is your sixth bowling option?”

news18 Sunday, November 29, 2020 9:00:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir told ( about Rohit Sharma ) : "It has been happening since the last World Cup, if Hardik Pandya is not fit to bowl, then where is your sixth bowling option? Even if Rohit Sharma comes back into the lineup, the problem you are facing now, you will face the same going ahead. There is no one in top six who can give you a couple of overs,"

irishsun Saturday, November 28, 2020 1:39:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Manish Pandey ) : “I think it’s more to do with the form he showed in the IPL because if you see, he was batting at No. 6 and Manish Pandey at No. 3,”

HindustanTimes Friday, November 27, 2020 1:28:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir explained ( about Manish Pandey ) : “It’s about positions as well. If Shreyas Iyer is not doing well, you can push someone like Manish Pandey at No. 4. But between Pandey at No.6 and Pandya at No. 6, I will go with Hardik Pandya,”

HindustanTimes Friday, November 27, 2020 1:28:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "Virat Kohli is not a bad captain, but Rohit Sharma is a better captain. There is a vast difference between the quality of captaincy,"

news18 Tuesday, November 24, 2020 12:12:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "If we choose players based on IPL performance, then why don't we choose a captain based on IPL performance? Else, don't keep IPL has a barometer for batting and bowling performances as well,"

news18 Tuesday, November 24, 2020 12:12:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Rohit Sharma ) : "Virat is not a bad captain, but the discussion here is, who is a better captain and that is Rohit Sharma! And not just better, the difference between them is huge,"

irishsun Tuesday, November 24, 2020 11:42:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "T Natarajan's selection is wrong, Washington Sundar's selection is wrong, Yuzvendra Chahal's selection is wrong, Kuldeep Yadav's selection is wrong, because all of these players were selected basis their IPL performance,"

irishsun Tuesday, November 24, 2020 11:42:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "I know that these air purifiers will not solve the problem completely but something has to be done,"

timesofindia Friday, November 13, 2020 5:42:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “I know these air purifiers will not solve the problem completely but something has to be done. These air purifiers will have a major impact on people living nearby,” “Why don’t they ban crackers throughout the year when they know the air quality of the city is so bad. Why ban them only before festivals,”

expressindia Friday, November 13, 2020 2:24:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “They first gave licenses to traders for traditional and green crackers and then banned them as an ad hoc measure. This led to tremendous losses to the shopkeepers and traders in time of the pandemic. They should have made their policy clear from the very beginning,”

HindustanTimes Thursday, November 12, 2020 8:09:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “They first gave licenses to traders for traditional and green crackers and then banned them as an ad hoc measure. This led to tremendous losses to the shopkeepers and traders in time of the pandemic. They should have made their policy clear from the very beginning,”

financialexpress Thursday, November 12, 2020 7:04:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir told : “Suryakumar Yadav is not easily earned by Mumbai Indians. He’s probably the biggest loss that KKR has ever had in 13 years. Someone who was young, came into KKR, played for four years, obviously couldn’t get the number where he should have batted at because of the batting line up we had at that time,”

india Thursday, November 12, 2020 1:22:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir added ( about Manish Pandey ) : “Manish Pandey was batting at No. 3 but he was batting at No. 6 or 7. KKR could have easily built around Suryakumar Yadav. He was the vice-captain when I was leading the side. Made him the vice-captain so that there was easy transition. I could see that leadership quality with Surya. Very selfless guy, you make him bat at No. 6 or 7. He can bat at any number. There will never be a phase where he’d like to bat at 3. And that is the kind of players you want,”

india Thursday, November 12, 2020 1:22:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir added ( about Chris Gayle ) : “Probably the biggest loss till now. Yes, players have moved from one franchise to another. Chris Gayle went to some other franchise and there are many other players. But probably for me the biggest loss till now KKR is ever had is probably letting go Suryakumar Yadav because you don’t get Indian players with that kind of talent. We still haven’t seen his leadership quality. He’s got a great head on his shoulder. He knows how to lead a side. Going forward, I’m sure Surya will take charge of this side if he stays with Mumbai Indians,”

india Thursday, November 12, 2020 1:22:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir told ( about Rohit Sharma ) : "If Rohit Sharma doesn't become India's captain, it's their loss, not Rohit's,"

dnaindia Wednesday, November 11, 2020 6:02:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Rohit Sharma ) : "We keep saying MS Dhoni is India's most successful captain. Why? Because he has won two World Cups and three IPLs," "Rohit has won five IPL titles, he is the most successful captain in the history of the tournament. Going forward, it'll be a shame if he doesn't get India's white-ball or just T20 captaincy. Because he can't do much more than this. He can only help the team he captains to victories. So if he doesn't become India's regular white-ball captain, it will be their loss"

dnaindia Wednesday, November 11, 2020 6:02:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir added : “We still haven’t seen his leadership quality. He’s got a great head on his shoulder. He knows how to lead a side. Going forward, I’m sure Surya will take charge of this side if he stays with Mumbai Indians,”

news18 Wednesday, November 11, 2020 4:10:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir told ( about Rohit Sharma ) : "Rohit has won five IPL titles; he is the most successful captain in the history of the tournament,"

afp-en Wednesday, November 11, 2020 1:01:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Rohit Sharma ) : "We keep saying MS Dhoni is India's most successful captain. Why? Because he has won two World Cups and three IPLs," "Rohit has won five IPL titles, he is the most successful captain in the history of the tournament. Going forward, it'll be a shame if he doesn't get India's white-ball or just T20 captaincy. Because he can't do much more than this. He can only help the team he captains to victories. So if he doesn't become India's regular white-ball captain, it will be their loss,"

newindianexpress Wednesday, November 11, 2020 12:49:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir concluded : "They can also consider split-captaincy. No one is poor. Rohit has shown in white-ball cricket how big the difference is between his and Virat's captaincy. One player had led his team to five titles, the other hasn't won yet. I'm not saying this because Kohli is a poor captain. But he has received the same platform that Rohit has, so you have to judge both of them on the same parameters. Both have been captains in the IPL for the same length of time. I feel Rohit stands out as a leader,"

newindianexpress Wednesday, November 11, 2020 12:49:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Rohit Sharma ) : "We keep saying MS Dhoni is India's most successful captain. Why? Because he has won two World Cups and three IPLs," "Rohit has won five IPL titles, he is the most successful captain in the history of the tournament. Going forward, it'll be a shame if he doesn't get India's white-ball or just T20 captaincy. Because he can't do much more than this. He can only help the team he captains to victories. So if he doesn't become India's regular white-ball captain, it will be their loss,"

irishsun Wednesday, November 11, 2020 9:40:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir concluded : "They can also consider split-captaincy. No one is poor. Rohit has shown in white-ball cricket how big the difference is between his and Virat's captaincy. One player had led his team to five titles, the other hasn't won yet. I'm not saying this because Kohli is a poor captain. But he has received the same platform that Rohit has, so you have to judge both of them on the same parameters. Both have been captains in the IPL for the same length of time. I feel Rohit stands out as a leader,"

irishsun Wednesday, November 11, 2020 9:40:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir told ( about Rohit Sharma ) : “If Rohit Sharma doesn’t become India’s captain, it’s their loss, not Rohit’s,”

india Wednesday, November 11, 2020 8:44:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Rohit Sharma ) : “We keep saying MS Dhoni is India’s most successful captain. Why? Because he has won two World Cups and three IPLs,” “Rohit has won five IPL titles, he is the most successful captain in the history of the tournament. Going forward, it’ll be a shame if he doesn’t get India’s white-ball or just T20 captaincy. Because he can’t do much more than this. He can only help the team he captains to victories. So if he doesn’t become India’s regular white-ball captain, it will be their loss”

india Wednesday, November 11, 2020 8:44:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir told : “Suryakumar Yadav is not easily earned by Mumbai Indians. He’s probably the biggest loss that KKR has ever had in 13 years. Someone who was young, came into KKR, played for four years, obviously couldn’t get the number where he should have batted at because of the batting line up we had at that time,”

HindustanTimes Wednesday, November 11, 2020 8:10:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir added ( about Chris Gayle ) : “Probably the biggest loss till now. Yes, players have moved from one franchise to another. Chris Gayle went to some other franchise and there are many other players. But probably for me the biggest loss till now KKR is ever had is probably letting go Suryakumar Yadav because you don’t get Indian players with that kind of talent,” “We still haven’t seen his leadership quality. He’s got a great head on his shoulder. He knows how to lead a side. Going forward, I’m sure Surya will take charge of this side if he stays with Mumbai Indians”

HindustanTimes Wednesday, November 11, 2020 8:10:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Ajinkya Rahane ) : “With Rahane and Shreyas Iyer, you got two guys who are very similar. They have a very similar approach towards their batting,”

HindustanTimes Tuesday, November 10, 2020 6:16:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Ajinkya Rahane ) : “With Rahane and Shreyas Iyer, you got two guys who are very similar. They have a very similar approach towards their batting,”

HindustanTimes Tuesday, November 10, 2020 6:16:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir added : “Yes, Shreyas Iyer can be really dominating but we have not seen that in the last couple of games. When Prithvi Shaw is there, you get something different. When your no. 3 and no. 4 are very similar, then you got a huge problem if you don’t get off to as really, really quick start,”

HindustanTimes Tuesday, November 10, 2020 6:16:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Shikhar Dhawan ) : “The opposition has been trying to see him off, but he’s just too good a bowler to actually knock them off. If you look at Stoinis and Shikhar Dhawan’s dismissals in the last game, they were just beaten by absolute beauties,”

HindustanTimes Tuesday, November 10, 2020 3:45:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "Glad to share that my COVID test result is negative. Thank you for all the wishes. I again urge everyone to strictly follow guidelines. Stay safe,"

news-yahoo-in Monday, November 9, 2020 8:24:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “Imagine if AB would have had a bad season, tell me what would have happened to RCB,”

financialexpress Monday, November 9, 2020 8:47:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “The problem and the accountability starts from the top, not from the management nor the support staff, but from the leader,”

thehimalayantimes Sunday, November 8, 2020 4:30:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “Ok, you can defend as much as you want. You can keep saying ‘You know what, we qualified for the playoffs, we deserve to qualify for the playoffs. Absolutely not. RCB actually never deserved to qualify for the playoffs,”

HindustanTimes Sunday, November 8, 2020 1:09:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Ajinkya Rahane ) : “Plus, if you make Rahane bat at no. 3, he is not an impactful player in that position. You can make Rahane open the innings but if I have to choose a player to open the innings between Rahane and Shaw - and look at the bowling line-up, I will go with Shaw and give him one more chance. If he bats for 6 overs, I am sure I will get the start I need,”

HindustanTimes Sunday, November 8, 2020 11:41:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “The problem and the accountability starts from the top, not from the management nor the support staff, but from the leader,”

stabroeknews Sunday, November 8, 2020 9:40:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “The problem and the accountability starts from the top, not from the management nor the support staff, but from the leader,”

trinidadexpress Sunday, November 8, 2020 3:10:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “If we succeed, we will continue it. But stopping commercial vehicles is not the solution and would cause many problems to merchants and shopkeepers,”

expressindia Sunday, November 8, 2020 12:34:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “The problem and the accountability starts from the top, not from the management nor the support staff, but from the leader,”

TheFrontierPost-en Saturday, November 7, 2020 9:17:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "The problem and the accountability starts from the top, not from the management nor the support staff, but from the leader,"

thepeninsulaqatar Saturday, November 7, 2020 5:50:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Virat Kohli ) : “100 percent, because the problem is about accountability. Eight years into the tournament [without a trophy], eight years is a long time. Tell me any other captain forget about captain, tell me any other player who would have got eight years and wouldn't have won the title and would have still continued with it. So it has to be accountability. A captain needs to take accountability. It's not only about one year, it's not only about this. I have nothing against Virat Kohli but somewhere down the line, he needs to put his hand up and say, 'yes, I am responsible, I am accountable',”

dnaindia Saturday, November 7, 2020 1:27:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “You can keep saying 'we qualified for the playoffs and we deserved to qualify for the playoffs', absolutely not. RCB actually never deserved to qualify for the playoffs. If you see the last four or five games, and even that one Super Over against Mumbai Indians, they were very fortunate that Navdeep Saini bowled that over brilliantly. Otherwise they didn't have a great season. From the batting point of view and the bowling. Imagine if AB would have had a bad season, tell me what would have happened to RCB. He was the one who actually won them two or three games out of seven. I don't think as a unit they've done anything different from what they did last year. It's exactly the same this year as well. Only because you've qualified for the playoffs, just because of one individual's absolute brilliance, it doesn't make you a strong contender to win the IPL,”

dnaindia Saturday, November 7, 2020 1:27:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “Eight years is a long, long time. Look at what happened to R Ashwin. Two years of captaincy [for the Kings XI Punjab], he couldn’t deliver and he was removed. We talk about MS Dhoni, we talk about Rohit Sharma, we talk about Virat Kohli... not at all,” “Dhoni has won three [IPL] titles, Rohit Sharma has won four titles, and that’s the reason they’ve captained for such a long time because they’ve delivered. I’m sure if Rohit Sharma wouldn’t have delivered for eight years, he would have been removed as well. There should not be different yardsticks for different people,”

khaleejtimes Saturday, November 7, 2020 1:13:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Virat Kohli ) : “Eight years is a long time. It’s not that Kohli isn’t experienced. He captains India, he captains whichever team he plays for, but you’ve got to give results, you’ve got to deliver. Sport is all about delivering,”

khaleejtimes Saturday, November 7, 2020 1:13:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "Imagine if AB would have had a bad season, tell me what would have happened to RCB,"

business-standard Saturday, November 7, 2020 12:38:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “100%, because the problem is about accountability. Eight years into the tournament [without a trophy], eight years is a long time. Tell me any other captain…forget about the captain, tell me any other player who would have got eight years and wouldn’t have won the title and would have still continued with it. So it has to be accountability. A captain needs to take accountability,”

expressindia Saturday, November 7, 2020 11:46:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Virat Kohli ) : "And then they should have had a squad, probably if Virat wanted to open, they should have picked a middle-order batter in the auction. But again it was all about Virat and AB (de Villiers). It was only de Villiers who came up some match-winning performances to prevent RCB's season from becoming a total disaster. Imagine if AB would have had a bad season, tell me what would have happened to RCB,"

newindianexpress Saturday, November 7, 2020 11:09:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir told : “You keep talking about someone anchoring the innings and scoring at a good strike rate. Suryakumar Yadav anchors the innings and scores at 13, 135-plus strike rate, which is a great plus for Mumbai Indians. He’s someone who can play through the innings and hurt the opposition,”

HindustanTimes Saturday, November 7, 2020 11:06:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Ben Stokes ) : “Unless and until you don’t restrict Mumbai Indians to 150-160, you have the bowling to defend that. The moment they get to 180, it’s very difficult for any opposition to compete, let alone win. Apart from Ben Stokes’ brilliance, I don’t think any team can chase down 190-plus,”

HindustanTimes Saturday, November 7, 2020 11:06:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “Imagine if AB would have had a bad season, tell me what would have happened to RCB,”

Hindu Saturday, November 7, 2020 8:46:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir told : “First of all, you have to stop saying that Rishabh Pant is the next MS Dhoni. That is one thing which media needs to stop doing it. The more media talks about it, the more Rishabh Pant starts thinking on those chances. He can never be MS Dhoni. He has to be Rishabh Pant,”

india Friday, November 6, 2020 3:44:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “First of all, you have to stop saying that Rishabh Pant is the next MS Dhoni. That is one thing which media needs to stop doing it. The more media talks about it, the more Rishabh Pant starts thinking on those chances. He can never be MS Dhoni. He has to be Rishabh Pant,” “MS Dhoni probably had so much of range when he came on to international sixes. With Rishabh Pant, only because he could hit those big sixes and stuff, people started comparing him with someone like MS Dhoni. Rishabh Pant has a lot to improve, especially from the keeping point of views and from the batting point of view as well”

HindustanTimes Friday, November 6, 2020 2:43:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "Happy birthday VVS Laxman! It has been a complete pleasure knowing you! Thanks for all the lovely memories over the years! Wishing you the best of health and happiness always!"

news18 Sunday, November 1, 2020 12:46:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “The reason why because when I was not batting, I was thinking about how to make the team win through my captaincy and the decision making. But when you’re not captaining, you’re thinking even more about your batting,”

dnaindia Friday, October 30, 2020 6:12:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir told ( about Sam Curran ) : “There is a lot to be changed in the squad. The only silver-lining in this entire squad has been Sam Curran. He is someone I would definitely like to continue with because he is someone who is young and going to get better every year. He is probably going to become one of the top-most all-rounders across formats,”

HindustanTimes Friday, October 30, 2020 5:08:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "I keep saying that why CSK is CSK is because of the relationship between the owners and the captain. They have given all the freedom to MS, and MS has received all the mutual respect from the owners as well," "So I would not be surprised if they continue with MS and MS plays till the time he wants to play. And then next year he still continues to be the captain and have a much different squad than what he has this time around"

news18 Thursday, October 29, 2020 7:13:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir told : “It just shows the mindset. You left captaincy because you wanted to concentrate on batting, but then it hasn’t worked, so probably sometimes it’s good when you take up responsibilities,”

HindustanTimes Thursday, October 29, 2020 12:40:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “The reason why I picked MS Dhoni is that he can captain the side better than Eoin Morgan and at the same time he’s in a reasonable better form than Dinesh Karthik,”

HindustanTimes Thursday, October 29, 2020 12:40:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "First thing, the record itself is a huge achievement! No other Indian has done it. In fact, no other player has done it in the IPL. Two back to back hundreds, that too in a T20 format,"

news18 Tuesday, October 27, 2020 5:33:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "First thing, the record itself is a huge achievement! No other Indian has done it. In fact, no other player has done it in the IPL. Two back to back hundreds, that too in a T20 format. The more important thing about these two centuries, is the timing, the time at which they have come, when the Delhi Capitals need to peak,"

irishsun Tuesday, October 27, 2020 3:20:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “First thing, the record itself is a huge achievement! No other Indian has done it. In fact, no other player has done it in the IPL. Two back to back hundreds, that too in a T20 format,”

india Tuesday, October 27, 2020 1:52:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir told ( about Ekke Primauno ) : "Navdeep is a natural athlete and with his action I thought he could be a very good Test match bowler. But I am glad to note that he is turning out to be an equally effective white ball bowler too. Personally, I feel more than the pace, his control and skill to move the ball around which is invaluable. Any captain would love to have him in his ranks,"

khaleejtimes Sunday, October 25, 2020 2:05:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Eoin Morgan ) : “Cricket is not about relationships, it’s about performances and honestly, I don’t think Morgan can change a lot of things. He could’ve changed a lot of things had he captained from the start of the tournament. No one changes during the middle of the tournament. It’s nice to have a good relationship between the coach and the captain,”

HindustanTimes Saturday, October 17, 2020 7:10:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir added : “Li’ll surprised. He’s obviously leading KKR for the last 2 and a half years. You don’t do it in the middle of the season. KKR is not in that bad a position that someone needs to change a captain, so yeah little bit surprised,”

HindustanTimes Saturday, October 17, 2020 7:10:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “If KKR wanted to make this change, they should have done it at the start of the competition. If you are talking so much about a World Cup-winning captain being there in your team puts pressure on someone like Dinesh Karthik then why not just give it to Morgan straightaway, why put so much pressure on Karthik? My point is, it sounds very good when someone says that I want to concentrate on my batting but the truth is, you start getting fillers from the management whether they are happy or not, so it’s very unfortunate,”

HindustanTimes Saturday, October 17, 2020 7:10:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Delhi Daredevils ) : “My situation was very different to what DK’s situation is. I only captained Delhi for 7 games and DK is captaining KKR for the last two and a half years, so obviously, the CEO, the entire management know his style of captaincy. I went to DD with a very different mindset that I want to change the fortunes of Delhi but after it didn’t happen for seven games I felt the need to step down,”

HindustanTimes Saturday, October 17, 2020 7:10:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir responded : “I’m not! I don’t think any Indian is,”

HindustanTimes Tuesday, October 6, 2020 3:10:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “Yuzvendra Chahal has been brilliant. We keep talking about Rashid Khan, Jofra Archer, Kagiso Rabada, Pat Cummins; but Chahal in IPL, especially in this season, has been right up there,”

HindustanTimes Tuesday, October 6, 2020 9:13:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “We should be talking about Chahal much more. There is more hype around other bowlers. But he has done brilliantly for RCB,”

HindustanTimes Tuesday, October 6, 2020 9:13:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir told ( about Robin Uthappa ) : “Time’s running out for both Robin Uthappa and Riyan Parag. Uthappa has not looked in any kind of form, to be honest,”

india Monday, October 5, 2020 10:41:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir added ( about Ben Stokes ) : “Riyan Parag has not looked in any kind of form either. So, obviously they have guys sitting on the bench, plus when Ben Stokes shows in, the combination will be completely different,”

india Monday, October 5, 2020 10:41:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir observed : “It’s pretty tricky for them, because they are heavily dependent on Jos Buttler, Steve Smith and Sanju Samson. If all of them go out early in one game, there are serious issues for them, so they need to rectify their middle order,”

india Monday, October 5, 2020 10:41:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir told : "Rahul Tripathi goes up the order, Dinesh Karthik plays at no 6, not before Morgan and not before Russell as well. Probably Sunil Narine goes to bat at 8 or 9. If Morgan bats no 4 and Russell at 5 and Dinesh Karthik to follow,"

news18 Sunday, October 4, 2020 5:52:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "Rahul Tripathi goes up the order, Dinesh Karthik plays at no 6, not before Morgan and not before Russell as well. Probably Sunil Narine goes to bat at 8 or 9. If Morgan bats no 4 and Russell at 5 and Dinesh Karthik to follow,"

dnaindia Sunday, October 4, 2020 4:38:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “I would never drop Shane Watson, because their entire batting order looks so rusty. Kedar Jadhav looks rusty. Ambati Rayudu looks rusty,”

news18 Sunday, October 4, 2020 4:17:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “I know it’s a tricky situation for MS, but you got to back your best batsman. A batsman who can wins game if he comes off good. At the moment, he has not, but he can come at any time, you never know,”

news18 Sunday, October 4, 2020 4:17:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “I would never drop Shane Watson, because their entire batting order looks so rusty. Kedar Jadhav looks rusty. Ambati Rayudu looks rusty,”

HindustanTimes Sunday, October 4, 2020 1:32:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “I know it’s a tricky situation for MS, but you got to back your best batsman. A batsman who can wins game if he comes off good. At the moment, he has not, but he can come at any time, you never know,”

HindustanTimes Sunday, October 4, 2020 1:32:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir told : "Rahul Tripathi goes up the order, Dinesh Karthik plays at no 6, not before Morgan and not before Russell as well. Probably Sunil Narine goes to bat at 8 or 9. If Morgan bats no 4 and Russell at 5 and Dinesh Karthik to follow,"

newindianexpress Sunday, October 4, 2020 12:23:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “Your best bowlers need to ball the 18th, 19th and 20th over, unfortunately it didn’t happen. Pat Cummins, Sunil Narine -- if a spinner has to bowl. Even Mavi, he did a fabulous job in the previous games and so did Andre Russell. You have to got to give your best bowlers” “Yes, Varun Chakravarty did bowl well in the first few overs but you cannot expect a young spinner to be bowling the 19th over and that too in Sharjah, probably it was a miscalculation,”

HindustanTimes Sunday, October 4, 2020 10:24:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “Rahul Tripathi goes up the order, Dinesh Karthik plays at no 6, not before Morgan and not before Russell as well. Probably Sunil Narine goes to bat at 8 or 9. If Morgan bats no 4 and Russell at 5 and Dinesh Karthik to follow,”

HindustanTimes Sunday, October 4, 2020 10:24:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Dale Steyn ) : “I know Shivam Dube bowled well in his first two overs. Yes, you would be tempted to give him a third over, but not the last over. When KL Rahul is already set and batting on 100+, you are walking on the edge, because that can happen. I would have Navdeep Saini or Dale Steyn bowling the last over, even though Steyn is not the best death over. But I would have given the last over to the best bowler of the team,”

india Friday, September 25, 2020 6:32:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “I know Shivam Dube bowled really well in his first two overs. Yes, you would be tempted to give him a third over, but not the last over. When KL Rahul is already set and batting on 100+, you are walking on the edge, because that can happen,”

HindustanTimes Friday, September 25, 2020 11:52:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Dale Steyn ) : “I would have Navdeep Saini or Dale Steyn bowling the last over, even though Steyn is not the best death over. But I would have given the last over to the best bowler of the team,”

HindustanTimes Friday, September 25, 2020 11:52:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “I was a bit surprised to be honest,”

HindustanTimes Thursday, September 24, 2020 10:11:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "There is nothing wrong if you end up getting out early, at least start leading from the front, trying to inspire the team as well. What you did in the last over, probably if you'd done that coming in at No. 4 or 5, alongside Faf, you could have made a game out of it. But probably there was no such intent to make a game out of it," "I thought that after the first six overs, they had literally given up on the game. And probably MS was trying to get back into that match rhythm of batting till the end and get some runs under his belt so he can actually play these kind of innings in the coming games. You've got to be in the present, try and win each game possible. I thought there was no intent to win the game and they were never there in the chase. You can talk about Faf's innings, but Faf initially was struggling big time. So I thought it was an absolute miscalculation, probably not the right captaincy as well. This is not how you ask someone like MS to lead the side,"

timesofoman Wednesday, September 23, 2020 5:10:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir told ( about Sam Curran ) : “I was a bit surprised to be honest. MS Dhoni batting at No. 7? And sending (Ruturaj) Gaikwad, Sam Curran before him. Makes no sense to me. In fact you should be leading from the front,”

Hindu Wednesday, September 23, 2020 4:17:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “There is nothing wrong if you end up getting out early, at least start leading from the front, trying to inspire the team as well. What you did in the last over (hitting 3 sixes in last over), probably if you’d done that coming in at No. 4 or 5, alongside Faf, you could have made a game out of it,”

Hindu Wednesday, September 23, 2020 4:17:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir told ( about Sam Curran ) : "I was a bit surprised to be honest. MS Dhoni batting at No. 7? And sending (Ruturaj) Gaikwad, Sam Curran before him. Makes no sense to me. In fact you should be leading from the front,"

business-standard Wednesday, September 23, 2020 1:57:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "There is nothing wrong if you end up getting out early, at least start leading from the front, trying to inspire the team as well. What you did in the last over (hitting 3 sixes in last over), probably if you'd done that coming in at No. 4 or 5, alongside Faf, you could have made a game out of it,"

business-standard Wednesday, September 23, 2020 1:57:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "There is nothing wrong if you end up getting out early, at least start leading from the front, trying to inspire the team as well. What you did in the last over, probably if you'd done that coming in at No. 4 or 5, alongside Faf, you could have made a game out of it. But probably there was no such intent to make a game out of it," "I thought that after the first six overs, they had literally given up on the game. And probably MS was trying to get back into that match rhythm of batting till the end and get some runs under his belt so he can actually play these kind of innings in the coming games. You've got to be in the present, try and win each game possible. I thought there was no intent to win the game and they were never there in the chase. You can talk about Faf's innings, but Faf initially was struggling big time. So I thought it was an absolute miscalculation, probably not the right captaincy as well. This is not how you ask someone like MS to lead the side,"

khaleejtimes Wednesday, September 23, 2020 1:12:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir told ( about Sam Curran ) : “MS Dhoni batting at No. 7? And sending [Ruturaj] Gaikwad before him, Sam Curran before him. Makes no sense to me. In fact you should be leading from the front. And this is not what you call leading from the front. Batting at No. 7 when you're chasing what... 213 [217]? The game was over. Faf was probably the lone warrior. Yes, you can talk about MS Dhoni's last over [when he hit three sixes], but it was of no use to be honest. It was just all personal runs,”

dnaindia Wednesday, September 23, 2020 10:25:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “There is nothing wrong if you end up getting out early, at least start leading from the front, trying to inspire the team as well. What you did in the last over, probably if you'd done that coming in at No. 4 or 5, alongside Faf, you could have made a game out of it. But probably there was no such intent. I thought that after the [first] six overs, they had literally given up on the game. And probably MS was trying to get back into that match rhythm of batting till the end and get some runs under his belt so he can actually play these kinds of innings in the coming games,”

dnaindia Wednesday, September 23, 2020 10:25:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "I thought that after the first six overs, they had literally given up on the game. And probably MS was trying to get back into that match rhythm of batting till the end and get some runs under his belt so he can actually play these kind of innings in the coming games. You've got to be in the present, try and win each game possible. I thought there was no intent to win the game and they were never there in the chase. You can talk about Faf's innings, but Faf initially was struggling big time. So I thought it was an absolute miscalculation, probably not the right captaincy as well. This is not how you ask someone like MS to lead the side,"

news18 Wednesday, September 23, 2020 8:31:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "There is nothing wrong if you end up getting out early, at least start leading from the front, trying to inspire the team as well. What you did in the last over, probably if you'd done that coming in at No. 4 or 5, alongside Faf, you could have made a game out of it. But probably there was no such intent to make a game out of it," "I thought that after the first six overs, they had literally given up on the game. And probably MS was trying to get back into that match rhythm of batting till the end and get some runs under his belt so he can actually play these kind of innings in the coming games. You've got to be in the present, try and win each game (if) possible. I thought there was no intent to win the game and they were never there in the chase. You can talk about Faf's innings, but Faf initially was struggling big time. So I thought it was an absolute miscalculation, probably not the right captaincy as well. This is not how you ask someone like MS to lead the side,"

timesofindia Wednesday, September 23, 2020 8:23:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir asked : “Sanju Samson is not just the best wicketkeeper batsmen in India but the best young batsman in India! Anyone up for debate?”

india Tuesday, September 22, 2020 9:21:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir wrote : “It’s weird that the only playing eleven Sanju Samson doesn’t find a place is that of India, rest almost everyone is ready for him with open arms @rajasthanroyals @IPL @BCCI,”

india Tuesday, September 22, 2020 9:21:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir told : "Any team can win the tournament. Mumbai I feel is a favourite but all teams are equally balanced and I hope Delhi will do better in the coming days of the tournament,"

dnaindia Saturday, September 19, 2020 7:24:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "I hope its a successful tournament and I think players will make it successful and they should follow all the guidelines as well which BCCI has applied it's gonna be a good tournament,"

dnaindia Saturday, September 19, 2020 7:24:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "Mumbai is a very settled side with depth and will have to see how they will start this tournament because they never start the tournament well, but if they will start in a better way then are surely favourites,"

dnaindia Saturday, September 19, 2020 7:24:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Chris Morris ) : “Chris Morris provides balance to the RCB squad, a quality all-rounder although he has not played much cricket. He can be a finisher as a batsman and can also give you 4 overs and bowl at the death,”

HindustanTimes Thursday, September 17, 2020 5:03:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “They have Washington Sundar and Yuzvendra Chahal as well but it will have to be seen which 4 overseas players RCB picks in their XI,”

HindustanTimes Thursday, September 17, 2020 5:03:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Trent Boult ) : “I am really excited to watch how Trent Boult and Jasprit Bumrah will bowl with the new ball, because we all know Bumrah and Boult are world-class bowlers, and in the T20 format both are wicket-taking options,”

india Thursday, September 17, 2020 2:30:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Trent Boult ) : “I am really excited to watch how Trent Boult and Jasprit Bumrah will bowl with the new ball, because we all know Bumrah and Boult are world class bowlers, and in the T20 format both are wicket-taking options,”

expressindia Wednesday, September 16, 2020 8:37:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Trent Boult ) : “I am really excited to watch how Trent Boult and Jasprit Bumrah will bowl with the new ball, because we all know Bumrah and Boult are world class bowlers, and in the T20 format both are wicket-taking options,”

news18 Wednesday, September 16, 2020 8:22:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Trent Boult ) : "I am skewed more towards Mumbai Indians for the opening match because if we notice the team balance and the depth of the squad while not forgetting the addition of Trent Boult in the squad can prove to be an excellent option," "Every team wants a bowler who will take wickets with a new ball and use Jasprit Bumrah in an experimental way. I would want to see how these two bowlers perform with the new ball not only in the first match but throughout the tournament,"

irishsun Wednesday, September 16, 2020 7:55:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “Firstly, every captain's role is important for their franchise. But MS Dhoni's becomes more important because they don't have Suresh Raina and Harbhajan Singh, two players from their playing XI who had experience. He has not played cricket at all for the last one year, so to suddenly come to a tournament like the IPL and start scoring runs and make an impact sometimes becomes difficult,”

dnaindia Wednesday, September 16, 2020 12:44:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “The higher he bats, it would become easier. I would want to see at what number MS Dhoni bats because the better you bat, the better decisions you can take as a captain. So his form is going to be very important and I will want to see him start at No.3 or No.4 so that he can get his form,”

dnaindia Wednesday, September 16, 2020 12:44:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "For me, Nicholas Pooran is the young player I would like to watch in this IPL. We talk about AB de Villiers as a 360-degree player but Nicholas Pooran has all types of shots. He can play the reverse sweep, normal sweep and is capable of playing the big shots," "So, such a player, when he plays under a coach like Anil Kumble, I have full confidence that Anil Kumble will be able to extract the best out of him. A great coach, who had won Mumbai Indians the title, I would want to see what he can do with the Kings XI,"

dnaindia Tuesday, September 15, 2020 2:38:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Trent Boult ) : “I am very excited to see how Trent Boult and Jasprit Bumrah will be bowling together with the new ball. Because Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult are world-class bowlers and both of them are wicket-taking options in T20 cricket. A left-arm seamer who brings the ball in for right-handers and Jasprit Bumrah who is unorthodox,”

HindustanTimes Tuesday, September 15, 2020 12:57:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “Because you want a bowler who can give you wickets with the new ball so that you can use Jasprit Bumrah in a different manner. So I will want to watch how these two perform, not only in the first match, but in the entire tournament,”

HindustanTimes Tuesday, September 15, 2020 12:57:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “One thing that you will see a little different is that the bowlers will be happy because they will not have to play 7 matches at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. You will be playing in Dubai and Abu Dhabi which probably have bigger grounds, wickets are not as flat as Chinnaswamy. It is always difficult to judge the bowlers from Chinnaswamy’s point of view. India’s smallest ground and the flattest wicket is in Chinnaswamy, so bowlers will be happier and you might see a better performance from bowlers like Umesh Yadav and Navdeep Saini,”

dnaindia Tuesday, September 15, 2020 8:41:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Chris Morris ) : “Chris Morris provides balance to the RCB squad, a quality all-rounder although he has not played much cricket. He can be a finisher as a batsman and can also give you 4 overs and bowl at the death,”

dnaindia Tuesday, September 15, 2020 8:41:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Virat Kohli ) : “The first thing is that Virat Kohli is the one who has been captaining RCB since 2016. So if the balance was not there earlier, then Virat Kohli should have got more involved,”

HindustanTimes Tuesday, September 15, 2020 6:49:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “India’s smallest ground and the flattest wicket is in Chinnaswamy, so bowlers will be happier and you might see a better performance from bowlers like Umesh Yadav and Navdeep Saini,”

HindustanTimes Tuesday, September 15, 2020 6:49:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "According to me, he is the most underrated player in T20 cricket,"

news-yahoo-in Monday, September 14, 2020 9:49:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Nicholas Pooran ) : “For me, Nicholas Pooran is the young player I would like to watch in this IPL. We talk about AB de Villiers as a 360-degree player but Nicholas Pooran has all types of shots. He can play the reverse sweep, normal sweep and is capable of playing the big shots,”

HindustanTimes Monday, September 14, 2020 9:48:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Virat Kohli ) : “What Virat Kohli has said, when you are happy with your squad as a captain, you would have already planned which playing XI you want to play. If you are satisfied, then the calmness also comes along. Because there are times that you do not come to know your best XI in the entire tournament and that is why you make a lot of changes,”

HindustanTimes Monday, September 14, 2020 8:54:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "He is the most underrated player in T20 cricket. You talk about Kieron Pollard, AB de Villiers, Rashid Khan, or David Warner but if you see his contribution, he is a brilliant fielder, gives you four overs with the ball, bowls in the first 6 overs, bats at No.5 or No.6, and can play the big shots,"

khaleejtimes Monday, September 14, 2020 3:37:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "We talk about Andre Russell as a quality all-rounder but Mohammad Nabi probably may not be in that category but he is not that far behind. Because he comes from Afghanistan, who do not play that much cricket, so people do not rate him that much,"

khaleejtimes Monday, September 14, 2020 3:37:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “According to me, he is the most underrated player in T20 cricket. You talk about Kieron Pollard, AB de Villiers, Rashid Khan, or David Warner but if you see his contribution, he is a brilliant fielder, gives you four overs with the ball, bowls in the first 6 overs, bats at No.5 or No.6, and can play the big shots,”

dnaindia Sunday, September 13, 2020 12:55:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “He is also in a franchise where you play David Warner, Jonny Bairstow, Rashid Khan, and Kane Williamson, so he does not get that many opportunities. If Mohammad Nabi was in some other franchise, he would have played all the 14 matches in the IPL. And if you play him in all the 14 matches of the IPL, you will come to know his impact,”

dnaindia Sunday, September 13, 2020 12:55:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir told : “It’s his personal decision and each and everyone loves seeing Yuvi play,”

HindustanTimes Friday, September 11, 2020 5:12:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir told : "I don't think that players will be afraid of it. It is important to be in the bio-secure bubble and follow the guidelines. Just because of one person, the tournament can't be sacrificed. So, it is important to follow the instructions and guidelines,"

business-standard Friday, September 11, 2020 2:37:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "It's a continuous process. There are already eight trommel machines installed here. With these four machines, 2,600 tonnes of garbage will be disposed at the site, which receives 2,400 tonnes of waste a day,"

timesofindia Friday, September 11, 2020 2:18:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir claimed : "The Ghazipur landfill is an issue that affects entire Delhi and to get rid of it, all agencies need to work together. I had written a letter to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in February inviting him to visit the landfill site together and have a meeting of all the authorities concerned, but till date there has been no response from his side,"

timesofindia Friday, September 11, 2020 2:18:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir told : "I don't think that players will be afraid of it. It is important to be in the bio-secure bubble and follow the guidelines. Just because of one person, the tournament can't be sacrificed. So, it is important to follow the instructions and guidelines,"

newindianexpress Friday, September 11, 2020 1:10:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "It's his personal decision and each and everyone loves seeing Yuvi play. If he wants to play for Punjab so why not? You can't force a cricketer to start or to end and if he wants to come back from retirement and play with motivation, he is most welcome"

newindianexpress Friday, September 11, 2020 1:10:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir told : "I don't think that players will be afraid of it. It is important to be in the bio-secure bubble and follow the guidelines. Just because of one person, the tournament can't be sacrificed. So, it is important to follow the instructions and guidelines,"

dnaindia Friday, September 11, 2020 12:34:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "It's his personal decision and each and everyone loves seeing Yuvi play. If he wants to play for Punjab so why not? You can't force a cricketer to start or to end and if he wants to come back from retirement and play with motivation, he is most welcome"

dnaindia Friday, September 11, 2020 12:34:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Sunil Narine ) : “For me, the most important thing is that when Sunil Narine is hiding the ball during his run-up, it will increase the difficulties for the batsmen. It will be difficult to find which ball will go away and which ball will come in. Because the later you see the ball in the hand, the more difficult it is for the batsmen,”

india Saturday, September 5, 2020 9:32:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "It will be a good opportunity for MS Dhoni to come and bat at No. 3,"

dnaindia Tuesday, September 1, 2020 12:09:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "So, MS Dhoni at No. 3 and then they have got depth with Kedar Jadhav, Dwayne Bravo, Sam Curran, all those guys they can come in," "So, I think it is going to be a great opportunity for someone like MS Dhoni and I am sure he is going to relish that. Also, Suresh Raina not being there, you want to have some experienced player batting at No. 3, so it could be MS Dhoni now,"

dnaindia Tuesday, September 1, 2020 12:09:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “So, MS Dhoni at No. 3 and then they have got depth with Kedar Jadhav, Dwayne Bravo, Sam Curran, all those guys they can come in. So, I think it is going to be a great opportunity for someone like MS Dhoni and I am sure he is going to relish that. Also, Suresh Raina not being there, you want to have some experienced player batting at No. 3, so it could be MS Dhoni now,”

india Tuesday, September 1, 2020 7:34:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir added : “He has been away from the game for the last 1 year. It’s not going to be easy because IPL is a proper cricket tournament. The quality of cricket is right up there. When you face international quality bowlers, it’s not going to be that easy. When you haven’t played much cricket for the last one year, you want to get back to the best rhythm and practice as much as you can,”

india Tuesday, September 1, 2020 7:34:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “It will be a good opportunity for MS Dhoni to come and bat at No. 3. And he has been away from the game for the last one year, so he would end up getting a lot more balls to face and then he can actually play the anchor innings as well which he has been doing for India for the last couple of years,”

HindustanTimes Tuesday, September 1, 2020 7:01:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "It will be a good opportunity for MS Dhoni to come and bat at No. 3. And he has been away from the game for the last one year, so he would end up getting a lot more balls to face and then he can actually play the anchor innings as well which he has been doing for India for the last couple of years. "

khaleejtimes Monday, August 31, 2020 10:22:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "Deeply saddened to hear about the demise of former President Shri Pranab Mukherjee. He belonged to the league of leaders respected & loved across the spectrum. May god give strength to his family & loves ones. The nation will remember his immense contributions forever!"

business-standard Monday, August 31, 2020 10:21:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "It will be a good opportunity for MS Dhoni to come and bat at No. 3. And he has been away from the game for the last one year, so he would end up getting a lot more balls to face and then he can actually play the anchor innings as well which he has been doing for India for the last couple of years. "

news18 Monday, August 31, 2020 9:36:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Pranab Mukherjee ) : “Deeply saddened to hear about the demise of former President Shri Pranab Mukherjee. He belonged to the league of leaders respected & loved across the spectrum. May god give strength to his family & loves ones. The nation will remember his immense contributions forever!”

HindustanTimes Monday, August 31, 2020 6:24:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Pranab Mukherjee ) : “Deeply saddened to hear about the demise of former President Shri Pranab Mukherjee. He belonged to the league of leaders respected & loved across the spectrum. May god give strength to his family & loves ones. The nation will remember his immense contributions forever!”

thehindu Monday, August 31, 2020 5:39:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “It will be a good opportunity for MS Dhoni to come and bat at No. 3. And he has been away from the game for the last one year, so he would end up getting a lot more balls to face and then he can actually play the anchor innings as well which he has been doing for India for the last couple of years,”

HindustanTimes Monday, August 31, 2020 4:57:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about William Hussey ) : “One record if you talk about, which is going to stay forever is MS Dhoni’s three ICC trophies,”

india Sunday, August 16, 2020 7:17:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir wrote ( about Chetan Chauhan ) : "Saddened to hear about the demise of Chetan Chauhan ji. His contribution to the game as well as to administration will always be remembered! May God give strength to his family & loved ones!,"

dnaindia Sunday, August 16, 2020 7:01:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "Wish you a speedy recovery @AmitShah ji & pray for your early discharge! God bless!"

business-standard Sunday, August 2, 2020 8:27:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “First of all we were chasing 330, then India was 0/1, and then scoring 183 out of the 330 runs, that too against Pakistan, and that time, he was not that experienced too,”

india Sunday, August 2, 2020 12:12:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “We have selected 10 girls who are studying in various govt schools in the current session. We will sponsor their school fees, uniform, food, medical help including counseling so that they can achieve their dreams,”

newindianexpress Friday, July 31, 2020 9:15:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "Whether it was his (Kohli's) first tour, whether it was second tour, this time around, obviously, he would be gearing up for it because it's going to be a different challenge with and Steve Smith coming back into the Australian Test line-up because India has got the bowling attack to rattle the Australian batting line-up even with David Warner and Steve Smith, but yeah, it's going to be a different challenge than what it was last time around, so you would want Virat Kohli to fire, plus the bowlers as well because it's the bowlers that will win you the Test matches,"

business-standard Wednesday, July 29, 2020 2:59:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "India has got the bowling attack to rattle the Australian batting line-up even with David Warner and Steve Smith, but yes, it's going to be a different challenge than what it was last time around,"

timesofindia Wednesday, July 29, 2020 2:42:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "Because India has got the bowling attack to rattle the Australian batting line-up even with David Warner and Steve Smith, but yeah, it's going to be a different challenge than what it was last time around,"

business-standard Wednesday, July 29, 2020 11:40:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “Because India has got the bowling attack to rattle the Australian batting line-up even with David Warner and Steve Smith, but yeah, it’s going to be a different challenge than what it was last time around,”

HindustanTimes Wednesday, July 29, 2020 10:15:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "No one can match Sehwag’s impact in Tests. No one actually thought he could be such a successful Test opener. People always thought he was always going to be a much more successful white-ball cricketer. But if you look at his records, he is far more successful in red-ball cricket. And that is Virender Sehwag for you,"

news18 Monday, July 27, 2020 10:54:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “I think skill-wise you need to keep improving but mentally you have got to get stronger as well when you have to play international cricket and if you want to become a very successful international cricketer as well,”

HindustanTimes Sunday, July 26, 2020 8:13:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “You can hit as many balls as you can and as long as you want to, but you have to be mentally strong to face those criticisms,” “Because criticism will always be there and how you want to approach the game going forward, 4-5 months of break obviously freshens you up mentally and physically as well but going forward let’s see how he copes with the criticism as well”

HindustanTimes Sunday, July 26, 2020 8:13:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Ben Stokes ) : “You can’t compare anyone in India at the moment with Ben Stokes. Absolutely not, because Ben Stokes is in his own league,”

india Sunday, July 26, 2020 4:54:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Ben Stokes ) : “That is the kind of impact player you need in every line-up. It would be a dream for every captain to have someone like Ben Stokes whether he’s batting, whether he’s bowling, whether he’s fielding,”

india Sunday, July 26, 2020 4:54:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “MS Dhoni, if he is hitting the ball really well, if he is very good form, if he is enjoying the game and if he thinks that he can still win the game for the country at that number especially at six and seven,”

HindustanTimes Sunday, July 26, 2020 4:24:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “If he is in great fitness and form, he should continue playing because no one can actually force anyone to retire,” “A lot of experts can put a lot of pressure on people like MS Dhoni because of their age and stuff but again it’s an individual decision, when you started playing cricket it was your individual decision”

HindustanTimes Sunday, July 26, 2020 4:24:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "If he is in great fitness and form, he should continue playing because no one can actually force anyone to retire,"

timesofindia Sunday, July 26, 2020 3:52:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “If he is in great fitness and form, he should continue playing because no one can actually force anyone to retire,”

india Saturday, July 25, 2020 9:00:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "If he is in great fitness and form, he should continue playing because no one can actually force anyone to retire,"

timesofindia Saturday, July 25, 2020 7:21:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "It does not matter where it goes but if it (IPL) goes to UAE, it’s a great venue to play cricket in any format and plus most importantly I think it’s going to change the mood of the nation as well,"

news18 Saturday, July 25, 2020 3:09:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "It's not about which franchise win, which player score runs, which guy takes wicket, it's just changing the mood of the nation. So, this IPL probably will be bigger than rest of the IPL because I think this if for the nation,"

dnaindia Saturday, July 25, 2020 10:46:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir told : “I looked into the issue to ensure maximum participation. Extension without a transparent system should not happen. So a new tender process is being raised. This will lead to EDMC earning more,”

expressindia Wednesday, July 22, 2020 10:20:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir wrote ( about Shahid Afridi ) : "Pak has 7 lakh force backed by 20 Cr ppl says 16 yr old man @SAfridiOfficial. Yet begging for Kashmir for 70 yrs. Jokers like Afridi, Imran & Bajwa can spew venom against India & PM @narendramodi ji to fool Pak ppl but won't get Kashmir till judgment day! Remember Bangladesh?"

dnaindia Sunday, July 19, 2020 11:55:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Shahid Afridi ) : "Pak has 7 lakh force backed by 20 Cr ppl says 16 yr old man @SAfridiOfficial. Yet begging for Kashmir for 70 yrs. Jokers like Afridi, Imran & Bajwa can spew venom against India & PM @narendramodi ji to fool Pak ppl but won't get Kashmir till judgment day! Remember Bangladesh?"

news18 Sunday, July 19, 2020 6:44:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "The FYI team has been working around the clock for several weeks to build, test and mobilize the FYI Health Post. Businesses need to resume and the need of the hour is solutions that can help them do so by complying with regulations and ensuring that the health of their employees is not compromised," "We are in the thick of this fight against COVID-19 and all indicators point to this being long drawn. My personal backing and support to FYI Health comes from my own desire to contribute towards helping fight this crisis in whatever way I can. Testing and tracing, along with precautions such as wearing masks and sanitizing hands are vital in helping contain this pandemic,"

business-standard Friday, July 17, 2020 7:22:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "There are not too many world-beaters or probably people who win you tournaments,"

dnaindia Thursday, July 16, 2020 6:17:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "There are not too many world-beaters or probably people who win you tournaments,"

dnaindia Wednesday, July 15, 2020 7:09:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "We were roommates for more than a month and all we used to talk about was hair because he had those long hair and how he would maintain that hair and all that stuff,"

news18 Sunday, July 12, 2020 3:14:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “We were roommates for more than a month and all we used to talk about was ‘hair’ because he had those long hair back then,”

HindustanTimes Sunday, July 12, 2020 8:16:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir added : “So we removed the beds out of the room and we both were sleeping on the floor, with the mattress on the floor, and it was a great moment,”

HindustanTimes Sunday, July 12, 2020 8:16:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “We were both young, MS Dhoni had recently started playing international cricket together. We went to Kenya together, we went for India A tour to Zimbabwe together and spent a lot of time together. But when you share a room for a month and a half with someone, you get to know a lot about that person.,”

HindustanTimes Sunday, July 12, 2020 8:16:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Sourav Ganguly ) : “Dhoni has been a very lucky captain because he got an amazing team in every format,” “Captaining 2011 World Cup team was very easy for Dhoni because we had players like Sachin, Sehwag, myself, Yuvraj, Yusuf, Virat, so he had got the best teams, while Ganguly had to work very hard for it, and as a result Dhoni won so many trophies”

HindustanTimes Sunday, July 12, 2020 8:16:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "The reason Dhoni became such a successful captain in Test cricket is because of Zaheer Khan. He was a big blessing that Dhoni got, for which credit goes to Sourav Ganguly . According to me, Zaheer has been India's best world-class bowler,"

ibtimes-in Sunday, July 12, 2020 7:36:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Sourav Ganguly ) : "Dhoni has been a very lucky captain because he got an amazing team in every format. Captaining 2011 World Cup team was very easy for Dhoni because we had players like Sachin, Sehwag, Myself, Yuvraj, Yusuf, Virat, so he had got the best teams, while Ganguly had to work very hard for it, and as a result, Dhoni won so many trophies,"

ibtimes-in Sunday, July 12, 2020 7:36:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir added ( about Sourav Ganguly ) : “Ganguly had to work very hard for it, and as a result, Dhoni won so many trophies,”

india Saturday, July 11, 2020 7:29:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “Captaining 2011 World Cup team was very easy for Dhoni because we had players like Sachin (Tendulkar), (Virender) Sehwag, myself, Yuvraj (Singh), Yusuf (Pathan), Virat (Kohli) so he had got the best teams,” “Ganguly had to work very hard for it, and as a result Dhoni won so many trophies”

expressindia Saturday, July 11, 2020 6:28:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "Dhoni has been a very lucky captain because he got an amazing team in every format. Captaining 2011 World Cup team was very easy for Dhoni because we had players like Sachin (Tendulkar), (Virender) Sehwag, myself, Yuvraj (Singh), Yusuf (Pathan), Virat (Kohli) so he had got the best teams,"

dnaindia Saturday, July 11, 2020 4:23:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "The reason Dhoni became such a successful captain in Test cricket is because of Zaheer Khan. He was a big blessing that Dhoni got, for which credit goes to Sourav Ganguly . According to me, Zaheer has been India's best world-class bowler,"

timesofindia Saturday, July 11, 2020 3:16:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Sourav Ganguly ) : "Dhoni has been a very lucky captain because he got an amazing team in every format. Captaining 2011 World Cup team was very easy for Dhoni because we had players like Sachin, Sehwag, Myself, Yuvraj, Yusuf, Virat, so he had got the best teams, while Ganguly had to work very hard for it, and as a result, Dhoni won so many trophies,"

timesofindia Saturday, July 11, 2020 3:16:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "Dhoni has been a very lucky captain because he got an amazing team in every format. Captaining 2011 World Cup team was very easy for Dhoni because we had players like Sachin (Tendulkar), (Virender) Sehwag, myself, Yuvraj (Singh), Yusuf (Pathan), Virat (Kohli) so he had got the best teams,"

news18 Saturday, July 11, 2020 2:42:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir responded : “Sanjay Ji, personally spoke to Home Minister Amit Shah ji on the topic after your tweet. He told me the visit is intended as an inspection instead of an inauguration for which Arvind Kejriwal Ji has also been called. Do you not talk to Kejriwal Ji or were you intending to visit alone and take all the credit?”

Hindu Saturday, June 27, 2020 9:53:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “This is your team, make it or break it, I will not interfere I just promised him one thing, I don’t know where it’s gonna happen but by the time I leave, whether it’s gonna be three years or six years, this franchise will be in a much better position,”

HindustanTimes Wednesday, June 24, 2020 7:58:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "I totally agree with Laxman bhai. The sort of series it was in 2014, even I was there on that tour," "You have to give credit to MS Dhoni because a lot of careers have ended after such a series, especially in one format"

dnaindia Tuesday, June 23, 2020 7:39:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “It is so unfortunate that we do not give Rahul Dravid enough credit for his captaincy. We only talk about Sourav Ganguly, MS Dhoni, now we talk about Virat Kohli , but Rahul Dravid has been a fabulous captain for India as well,”

financialexpress Monday, June 22, 2020 2:12:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Ekke Primauno ) : “If you asked him to open the batting in Test cricket, he did, he batted at No. 3, he kept wickets for India, he batted as a finisher, he did everything what Indian cricket asked him or what a captain asked him to do and that is the kind of role models you want,”

financialexpress Monday, June 22, 2020 2:12:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Saeed Ajmal ) : "One battle which I thoroughly enjoyed was against Saeed Ajmal. Because Ajmal was probably one of the toughest off-spinners I have faced, especially under lights as we couldn't pick his Doosra. And the speed with which he used to bowl at, he was very very lethal,"

tribune Sunday, June 21, 2020 6:54:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir told ( about Shahid Afridi ) : "Nobody should be infected with this virus. I have political differences with Shahid Afridi but I want him to recover as soon as possible,"

business-standard Thursday, June 18, 2020 3:19:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir told ( about Shahid Afridi ) : "Nobody should be infected with this virus. I have political differences with Shahid Afridi but I want him to recover as soon as possible,"

news-yahoo-in Thursday, June 18, 2020 9:41:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Virat Kohli ) : "He (Kohli) was always a very smart cricketer, but then he turned his entire T20 career into a very successful one, just by being supremely fit,"

newindianexpress Tuesday, June 16, 2020 10:47:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Virat Kohli ) : "There are very few cricketers in world cricket at this time who can rotate of every ball and that is what Virat Kohli does really well and that's why he's different from the rest,"

newindianexpress Tuesday, June 16, 2020 10:47:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Virat Kohli ) : "There are very few cricketers in world cricket at this time who can rotate of every ball and that is what Virat Kohli does really well and that's why he's different from the rest,"

business-standard Tuesday, June 16, 2020 4:52:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Virat Kohli ) : "There are very few cricketers in world cricket at this time who can rotate strike off every ball and that is what Virat Kohli does really well and that's why he's different from the rest,"

firstpost Tuesday, June 16, 2020 3:51:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “That’s why he’s (Virat Kohli) different from the rest. You look at Rohit Sharma. He does not have the quality which Virat Kohli has, of rotating the strike. Rohit Sharma has those big shots, but that’s why Virat is more consistent than Rohit,”

news18 Tuesday, June 16, 2020 10:04:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Virat Kohli ) : “People do not give a lot of importance to dot balls. If you play fewer dot balls, you can reduce a lot of pressure. The easiest thing to do in cricket is a six or a four. "Because ultimately, you are playing that high-risk shot. If it comes off, everyone loves it. If it doesn’t come off, you’ll probably be back in the pavilion. But there are very few cricketers in world cricket who can rotate the strike off every bowl. That’s what Virat Kohli does really well,”

news18 Tuesday, June 16, 2020 10:04:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “Chris Gayle doesn’t have that ability to rotate the strike, AB de Villiers doesn’t have the ability to rotate strike off each delivery against spin-bowling, Virat Kohli has that, and that’s why he averages over 50,”

news18 Tuesday, June 16, 2020 10:04:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “That’s why he’s (Virat Kohli) different from the rest. You look at Rohit Sharma. He does not have the quality which Virat Kohli has, of rotating the strike. Rohit Sharma has those big shots, but that’s why Virat is more consistent than Rohit,”

HindustanTimes Tuesday, June 16, 2020 7:50:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Virat Kohli ) : “People do not give a lot of importance to dot balls. If you play fewer dot balls, you can reduce a lot of pressure. The easiest thing to do in cricket is a six or a four. Because ultimately, you are playing that high-risk shot. If it comes off, everyone loves it. If it doesn’t come off, you’ll probably be back in the pavilion. But there are very few cricketers in world cricket who can rotate the strike off every bowl. That’s what Virat Kohli does really well,”

HindustanTimes Tuesday, June 16, 2020 7:50:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “Chris Gayle doesn’t have that ability to rotate the strike, AB de Villiers doesn’t have the ability to rotate strike off each delivery against spin-bowling, Virat Kohli has that, and that’s why he averages over 50,”

HindustanTimes Tuesday, June 16, 2020 7:50:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "It's very difficult to compare both of them because one bats at No.3, one bats at No.6 or 7"

newindianexpress Tuesday, June 16, 2020 7:15:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "Probably world cricket has missed one thing and that is MS didn't bat at No.3. Had MS not captained India and batted at No.3, probably world cricket would have seen a completely different player, probably he could have got many more runs, he would have broken many more records. He would have been the most exciting cricketer in the world, had he not captained India and had he batted at No.3"

newindianexpress Tuesday, June 16, 2020 7:15:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "It's very difficult to compare both of them because one bats at No. 3, one bats at No. 6 or 7,"

timesofindia Monday, June 15, 2020 4:41:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “He has a lot to achieve. He can keep scoring his own runs. But for me, in a team sport, till the time you don’t win those big trophies, you will never be considered... probably you will never fulfill your entire career,”

dnaindia Monday, June 15, 2020 3:37:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Virat Kohli ) : “He’s different from the rest. Probably a lot of other people might not have the same ability that Virat Kohli has. As a leader, the most important quality which he needs to have is start taking players as they are. Don’t compare them, or don’t compare their intensity to his intensity. Because every individual is different,”

dnaindia Monday, June 15, 2020 3:37:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "He has lots to achieve! It is a team sport. You can keep scoring your own runs. There are people like Brian Lara who have scored so many runs. There are people like Jacques Kallis who have won nothing," "Kohli at the moment has won nothing, to be honest as a leader. He has a lot to achieve"

tribune Monday, June 15, 2020 2:56:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “He has a lot to achieve. He can keep scoring his own runs. But for me, in a team sport, till the time you don’t win those big trophies, you will never be considered... probably you will never fulfill your entire career,”

HindustanTimes Monday, June 15, 2020 1:13:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Virat Kohli ) : “He’s different from the rest. Probably a lot of other people might not have the same ability that Virat Kohli has. As a leader, the most important quality which he needs to have is start taking players as they are. Don’t compare them, or don’t compare their intensity to his intensity. Because every individual is different,”

HindustanTimes Monday, June 15, 2020 1:13:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “It is a team sport. You can keep scoring your own runs,”

news18 Monday, June 15, 2020 11:38:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir added : “You can keep scoring those big runs but according to me, till you win those big trophies you will never be able to fulfill your entire career,”

news18 Monday, June 15, 2020 11:38:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "What sets you apart from being a good player to being a very very good player in a team is what you do on those crucial games,"

news18 Monday, June 15, 2020 11:38:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir told : “Probably world cricket has missed one thing... that is MS (Dhoni) captained India and did not bat at No. 3. Had MS batted at No. 3, probably world cricket would have seen a completely different player,”

dnaindia Sunday, June 14, 2020 4:55:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir told ( about Shahid Afridi ) : “Nobody should be infected with this virus. I have political differences with Shahid Afridi but I want him to recover as soon as possible. But more than Afridi I want every person infected in my country to get well as soon as possible,”

expressindia Sunday, June 14, 2020 1:45:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “What sets you apart from being a good player to being a very, very good player in a team squad is what you do on those crucial games. I think probably we have not been able to handle the pressure, probably other teams have been able to handle the pressure that way,”

HindustanTimes Sunday, June 14, 2020 1:14:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir told ( about Shahid Afridi ) : “Nobody should be infected with this virus. I have political differences with Shahid Afridi but I want him to recover as soon as possible. But more than Afridi I want every person infected in my country to get well as soon as possible,”

thenational Sunday, June 14, 2020 12:28:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir told : “Probably world cricket has missed one thing... that is MS (Dhoni) captained India and did not bat at No. 3. Had MS batted at No. 3, probably world cricket would have seen a completely different player,”

HindustanTimes Sunday, June 14, 2020 12:24:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Shahid Afridi ) : "Nobody should be infected with this virus. I have political differences with Shahid Afridi but I want him to recover as soon as possible,"

news18 Sunday, June 14, 2020 11:37:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “Probably world cricket has missed one thing… that is MS (Dhoni) captained India and did not bat at No. 3. Had MS batted at No. 3, probably world cricket would have seen a completely different player,”

news18 Sunday, June 14, 2020 11:37:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Shahid Afridi ) : "Nobody should be infected with this virus. I have political differences with Shahid Afridi but I want him to recover as soon as possible,"

newindianexpress Sunday, June 14, 2020 9:43:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "What sets you apart from being a good player to being a very very good player in a team squad is what you do on those crucial games. I think probably we have not been able to handle the pressure, probably other teams have been able to handle the pressure that way,"

newindianexpress Saturday, June 13, 2020 6:43:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “What sets you apart from being a good player to being a very, very good player in a team squad is what you do on those crucial games. I think probably we have not been able to handle the pressure, probably other teams have been able to handle the pressure that way,”

HindustanTimes Saturday, June 13, 2020 4:30:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “It’s just your ability in those crunch situations,” “I’ve always said this, in bilaterals and league stages you have got probably a chance to make the mistake, come to the knockout stages, you don’t have a chance to make a mistake, you make a mistake and you’re going back home. So, that’s where beliefs come into play and that where India lacks in all those crucial games”

HindustanTimes Saturday, June 13, 2020 4:30:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "What sets you apart from being a good player to being a very very good player in a team squad is what you do in those crucial games. I think probably we have not been able to handle the pressure, probably other teams have been able to handle the pressure that way,"

khaleejtimes Saturday, June 13, 2020 2:39:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "We can keep talking that we've got everything, we have the ability to be the world champions but till the time you don't go on the cricket field and prove that, you will never be called the world champion,"

khaleejtimes Saturday, June 13, 2020 2:39:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "So it's just your ability in those crunch situations. I've always said this, in bilateral and league stages you have got probably a chance to make the mistake, come to the knockout stage you don't have a chance to make a mistake, you make a mistake and you're going back home," "So that's where beliefs come into play and that where India lacks in all those crucial games,"

khaleejtimes Saturday, June 13, 2020 2:39:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “What sets you apart from being a good player to being a very, very good player in a team squad is what you do on those crucial games. I think probably we have not been able to handle the pressure, probably other teams have been able to handle the pressure that way,”

HindustanTimes Saturday, June 13, 2020 2:09:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “It’s just your ability in those crunch situations,” “I’ve always said this, in bilaterals and league stages you have got probably a chance to make the mistake, come to the knockout stages, you don’t have a chance to make a mistake, you make a mistake and you’re going back home. So, that’s where beliefs come into play and that where India lacks in all those crucial games”

HindustanTimes Saturday, June 13, 2020 2:09:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "What sets you apart from being a good player to being a very very good player in a team squad is what you do on those crucial games. I think probably we have not been able to handle the pressure, probably other teams have been able to handle the pressure that way,"

timesofindia Saturday, June 13, 2020 1:49:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "What sets you apart from being a good player to being a very very good player in a team is what you do on those crucial games,"

news18 Saturday, June 13, 2020 1:23:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir wrote : “The frontpage advertisements in every newspaper are appearing daily, if printing press of newspapers will be bought by taking Rs 5000 crore in the name of people,”

financialexpress Sunday, May 31, 2020 6:10:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir wrote : "The frontpage advertisements in every newspaper are appearing daily, if printing press of newspapers will be bought by taking Rs 5000 crore in the name of people,"

newindianexpress Sunday, May 31, 2020 5:24:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir wrote : "The frontpage advertisements in every newspaper are appearing daily, if printing press of newspapers will be bought by taking Rs 5000 crore in the name of people,"

news18 Sunday, May 31, 2020 3:17:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "You look at Karun Nair who has said there is no clarity given to him. You look at Yuvraj Singh... you look at Suresh Raina,"

dnaindia Saturday, May 23, 2020 1:47:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir asked : "And just before the World Cup, you needed a 3-D? Is that the kind of statement you want to see from a chairman of selectors that we need a 3-D cricketer?"

dnaindia Saturday, May 23, 2020 1:47:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “The time has come when captain needs to be selectors as well. The captain and coach should be selectors. The selectors should have no say in the playing XI. The playing XI has to be captain’s responsibility. But at the same time the captain and the coach should be given the voting power because they cannot shrug off the responsibility of the selected team”

expressindia Friday, May 22, 2020 2:56:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir added : “Your chairman of selectors needs to be an experienced cricketer, who has played enough international cricket, who has seen the ups and downs of international cricket. The more you play, the better you understand players,”

expressindia Friday, May 22, 2020 2:56:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "It's not important that you have played a lot of cricket, for you to be a very successful coach - probably, that's right for a selector, but not for a coach," "It is really not true that someone who hasn't played international cricket or who hasn't played enough cricket, can't become a successful coach,"

business-standard Friday, May 22, 2020 1:20:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "It's not important that you have played a lot of cricket, for you to be a very successful coach - probably, that's right for a selector, but not for a coach," "It is really not true that someone who hasn't played international cricket or who hasn't played enough cricket, can't become a successful coach,"

khaleejtimes Friday, May 22, 2020 11:22:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “The time has come when captain needs to be selectors as well. The captain and coach should be selectors. The selectors should have no say in the playing XI. The playing XI has to be captain’s responsibility. But at the same time the captain and the coach should be given the voting power because they cannot shrug off the responsibility of the selected team”

HindustanTimes Friday, May 22, 2020 8:04:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir added : “Like it was with Vijay Shankar or whoever got picked in the World Cup. Some of the decisions were absolutely shocking. Probably not picking Ambati Rayudu in the World Cup. They couldn’t find the no. 4. One position they had to identify and they could not do that. Look at what happened to Ambati Rayudu - you picked him for two years. Two years, he batted at no. 4. And just before the World Cup, you needed a 3-D? Is that the kind of statement you want to see from a chairman selector that we need a 3-D cricketer?”

HindustanTimes Friday, May 22, 2020 8:04:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir added : “Your chairman of selectors needs to be an experienced cricketer, who has played enough international cricket, who has seen the ups and downs of international cricket. The more you play, the better you understand players. Chika has played a lot of international cricket, he has captained India, he knows what a player goes through. When I got selected there was someone else as the chairman, when I got dropped there was someone else as the chairman. Then you came in, I could fight with you, I could walk up to you and discuss things, so that is the relationship you want between players and selectors,”

HindustanTimes Friday, May 22, 2020 8:04:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Sachin Tendulkar ) : “Sachin Tendulkar, because probably with one white ball and four fielders inside the circle, not five fielders outside, it will be Sachin Tendulkar for me,”

india Thursday, May 21, 2020 4:09:00 PM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Sachin Tendulkar ) : "Sachin Tendulkar, because probably with one white ball and four fielders inside the circle, not five fielders outside, it will be Sachin Tendulkar for me,"

business-standard Thursday, May 21, 2020 11:00:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "Sachin Tendulkar, because probably with one white ball and four fielders inside the circle, not five fielders outside, it will be Sachin Tendulkar for me. It's difficult because Virat Kohli has done phenomenally well but I think the rules have changed as well, which has helped a lot of new batters,"

news18 Thursday, May 21, 2020 10:13:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said ( about Sachin Tendulkar ) : "The new generation, with two new balls, no reverse swing, nothing for the finger spin, five fielders inside for the 50 overs, probably that makes batting much easier," "Look at how Sachin Tendulkar has played, different rules, that time 230 to 240 was a winning total. Probably, I'll go with Sachin Tendulkar if we see the longevity and flow of the one-day cricket format,"

news18 Thursday, May 21, 2020 10:13:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "Sachin Tendulkar, because probably with one white ball and four fielders inside the circle, not five fielders outside, it will be for me. It's difficult because Virat Kohli has done phenomenally well but I think the rules have changed as well, which has helped a lot of new batters,"

timesofindia Thursday, May 21, 2020 10:07:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “It’s not important that you have played a lot of cricket, for you to be a very successful coach probably, that’s right for a selector, but not for a coach,”

HindustanTimes Wednesday, May 20, 2020 11:33:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "Probably you can just have a different T20 batting coach, just for that particular format. It is really not true that someone who hasn't played international cricket or who hasn't played enough cricket, can't become a successful coach,"

business-standard Wednesday, May 20, 2020 10:22:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : “It’s not important that you have played a lot of cricket, for you to be a very successful coach – probably, that’s right for a selector, but not for a coach,”

india Wednesday, May 20, 2020 10:00:00 AM EAT

Gautam Gambhir said : "FYI Health is a pioneering effort and is a much required innovation in the fight against COVID-19 and the potential rebound if any. It provides companies and its employees a win-win, easy to use health-tech product," "My expectation from FYI health is the safety around the employees and to ensure that businesses, factories as well as industries do not get affected because this is very important at this hour of the time,"

siliconindia Tuesday, May 19, 2020 9:42:00 AM EAT