A quintessential fighter who kept coming back
In an interview with Shirin Sadikot for the BCCI, Gautam Gambhir opens up about his brand of cricket, leading Kolkata Knight Riders' to their longest winning streak, and being left out of the Indian squad while dealing with a personal tragedy
29-Sep-2014
In an interview with Shirin Sadikot for the BCCI, Gautam Gambhir opens up about his brand of cricket, leading Kolkata Knight Riders' to their longest winning streak, and being left out of the Indian squad while dealing with a personal tragedy.
This phase was the most difficult one of my life, not only from the cricketing point of view but also personal. I lost two of the closest people in my life within the span of a year. I was trying to get my career back on track by going to England and playing for Essex. I scored a century and I began to regain my confidence, started to believe again. Just then I got the news of the death in the family. I had to fly back home and miss two championship games. The hardest part was when I had to go back to England just four days after the tragedy. My wife couldn't travel with me because she had to be with the family. I was on my own there, coping with the loss while trying to resurrect my career. It was a very difficult time. But then these are the times that teach you a lot about yourself.