Gautam Gambhir says 97 runs in World Cup Final most important knock of his career
The classy Indian top-order batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gautam-Gambhir-c58623, has regarded his knock of 97 in the World Cup final against Sri Lanka as the most important innings of his cricketing career.
After two early wickets of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Virender-Sehwag-c95429 and Sachin Tendulkar, Gambhir held his nerves in the cooker-pressure situation in the final and eventually contributed the vital 97 runs. "The 97 in the World Cup final was not the best innings in my career but
no doubt the most important one so far," Gambhir said.
India routed http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Virat-Kohli-c95424 for the third wicket steered the Indian side to a winning position.
After losing Kohli, Gambhir continued to play well with his next partner http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mahendra-Singh-Dhoni-c73820, as both players put together a classy partnership of 109 runs, which made the difference at the end of the day.
"It was a special knock for me as it came in a special situation. The whole country was expecting us to win the World Cup and I have contributed my bit in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750`s triumph. So, it was the most important innings of my career," the batsman added.
Gambhir, who was dropped from the 2007 World Cup squad, performed outstandingly well in his first World Cup appearance, as he holds an average of 43-plus with four fifties in the tournament. The graceful batsman also reached his 4000 ODI mark while chasing
Lanka’s total of 274 in the final match.
Gambhir, nicknamed Gauti, showed no disappointment over missing his century in the final game. The number three batsman said that he played for the country and the team’s victory is far more important than his personal records. Gautam further explained that
a century could have been the ‘icing on the cake’ for him, but if the team had lost, the century would have gone to waste.
The whole Indian nation has been celebrating the World Cup triumph, and this victory is not only a memorable event for Gambhir and his teammates but also a bright chapter of Indian cricketing history.
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