Former India opener Gautam Gambhir recently decided to hang his boots from all forms of cricket. The veteran’s cricketer’s career lasted for almost 13 years on the international stage and he is often been known for keeping his words as straight as possible and because of that, he earned himself a lot of critics than friends at times. Gambhir himself is also aware of the fact but never rued how things came to him naturally. Recently, he posted a tweet thanking former India Test skipper Anil Kumble and made an apology.
Gambhir, who played under various skippers during his tenure – starting from Sourav Ganguly to Kumble to MS Dhoni to current skipper Virat Kohli – said recently that the best skipper he had played under was Kumble and regretted that the legendary spinner did not serve as the Indian skipper for a long time and the loss was only India’s. The former cricketer, who said captaining in tournaments like Indian Premier League (IPL) helped him to grow as a leader, thanked Kumble for his support in his tweet.
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However, the Delhi man also apologized to Kumble for letting any slip-ups while fielding close in off his bowling. He said that his effort was never short of the best. Gautam took 38 catches in 58 Test matches that he played in his career.
Thanks @anilkumble1074 bhai for your wishes and support. Pardon me for any slip-ups while fielding close in off your bowling. All I can say is that I tried my best. See you on the other side @BCCIdomestic @BCCI #GautamGambhir #GautamGambhirRetires
— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) December 9, 2018
On December 4, Kumble is till date India’s highest wicket-taker in Tests with 619 scalps, wished the former batsman on his retirement and thanked him for his contributions to Indian cricket. Gambhir will be remembered for his two top innings played in the final of two World Cups – the T20I format in 2007 and the 50-over format in 2011 and India won both occasions. Kumble’s tweet was liked over 8,000 times.
All the best for your future @GautamGambhir! Well done on a fantastic career! Proud of what you’ve contributed to Indian cricket. Best to family.
— Anil Kumble (@anilkumble1074) December 5, 2018
Gambhir also said in his tweet to Kumble that he will be meeting the latter “on the other side”. Though it was not clear what he meant by it specifically, some felt he was speaking about a probable next role of that of a cricket commentator or analyst.
