'Gautam Gambhir Wasn’t a Friend, We Were Competitors': Ex-Teammate’s Honest Revelation

Aakash Chopra talks about Gautam Gambhir during a Raj Shamani Podcast on YouTube

Aakash Chopra revelation about Gautam Gambhir: A significant change in leadership after the iconic cricketer Gautam Gambhir took over Team India as their head coach. However, Gautam Gambhir shares a special relationship with players like Virat Kholi, Aakash Chopra, and many others as he has played alongside them during his era.

The cricket commentator, Aakash Chopra who was the opener for the Delhi cricket team alongside side Gautam Gambhir shared his experiences about how competitive Gambhir and he was during those early days.

Chopra said that Gambhir still has the hunger and hostility that he had back then when they used to fight fierce battle for a place in the team.

During a podcast with Raj Shamani on YouTube, Aakash Chopra added, “We are competitors because we were fighting for one place. Our team was very good. When we were playing, only one of Kohli and Dhawan got the chance to play. The team was like that. In fact, there was no place for even Viru to open the batting. Viru batted four so that we can accommodate one of Shikhar and Virat at 3.”

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However, Chopra was honest when he talked about Gautam Gambhir's early days and noted that they weren’t friends when they began their careers.

Aakash Chopra further added, “We were competitors to begin with. He wasn't a friend, to be honest. (But he was a) very passionate guy, very hard working, and very serious about his craft. And he scored a lot of runs. But he always wore his heart on the sleeve, was extremely passionate, and could short-fuse very quickly in terms of temperament.” The cricket commentator also talked about his experiences with Gautam Gambhir and praised his passion for cricket despite being from a rich family.

He said, “He's a good hearted guy, comes from a very affluent family. For that kid to have that kind of passion... he would be at the ground the whole day. He was born with a golden spoon, not even silver. It's a different journey, basically like Abhinav Bindra. Gautam has the heart at the right place.”

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