Top 5 controversial statements made by Gautam Gambhir

4. “Dhoni’s rotation policy was a massive shock”

Gautam Gambhir’s equation with the former Indian skipper Mahendra Singh hasn’t been good either. There have been several instances in the past when the news of rifts between the two have come out. Ever since Gambhir was dropped from the team in 2012, the two have been alleged of having personal differences, although, there has been no official declaration about it.

Howbeit, a year ago, Gauti opened up a bit about the famous incident. He expressed his opinions on MS Dhoni’s rotation policies of 2012. Post his retirement, Gambhir told the media in an interview that he, Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag weren’t played together because of their slow fielding. However, later on, Dhoni went on to play all three of them together in the last game of 2012 Tri-Series.

“In the 2012 Tri-series in Australia, Dhoni declared that he can’t play all three (Gambhir, Sachin and Sehwag) of us together as he was looking ahead at the 2015 World Cup. It was a massive shock, I think it would have been a massive shock for any cricketer. I have not heard anyone be told in 2012 that they would never be a part of the 2015 World Cup. I always had the impression that if you keep scoring runs, age is just a number,” said Gambhir while talking about the incident as quoted by India Today.

Nonetheless, this interview turned out to be a rather controversial one as it didn’t go well with the fans. Considering how invaluable this rotation policy has turned out to be for the Indian team, the fans termed Gambhir’s statements holier-than-thou and pious.