Under MS Dhoni‘s captaincy, India won the 2007 20-20 World Cup, the 2011 ODI World Cup, and the 2013 Champions Trophy. In the 2007 and 2013 events, the Men in Blue weren’t counted as the contenders to win the title. However, despite the odds, the team won the title, In the 2011 event, the team was the favorite and was under immense pressure to deliver.
However, the team delivered and won the ODI World Cup after 1983. In the 2007 and 2011 World Cups, the common factor for India’s win was Yuvraj Singh, who was the Player of the Series in both tournaments. Meanwhile, Gautam Gambhir who was also a member of both winning teams, feels that Singh doesn’t get enough credit for the win. The former added that MS Dhoni has made the cult figure in both wins
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Gambhir’s statement came after India lost the World Test Championship final against Australia. With this, the Asian side’s wait for a world title continues after winning the 2013 event.
My relationship with MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli is the same: Gautam Gambhir
In another interview, the two-time World Cup winner for India said that even though he has an argument with either Kohli or Dhoni, it remain on the field only.
“My relationship with MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli is the same. If there is an argument between us, it stays only on the field, not off field. There’s nothing personal. They want to win as much as I do,” Gambhir said in an interview with News 18.
“Look, I have had many fights on cricket fields. It’s not like I never fought. I have always ensured to let those fights and arguments stay at the cricket field only. The argument was between two people and it should stay within the cricket field and not outside it. A lot of people said many things. A lot of people demanded an interview for TRPs like they asked me to clarify. The thing that has happened between two people doesn’t need to be clarified,” Gambhir explained.
