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Whenever Gautam Gambhir and MS Dhoni are spoken about in a sentence, the pertinent question about the alleged bad blood between them comes to the surface as far as the cricket fans are concerned. The much heralded six from MS Dhoni to finish off the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 final, is looked upon as a matter of contention, with respect to the match-defining 97 from Gautam Gambhir getting sidelined from the aforementioned narrative.
But amidst all the rumours and speculation, both these Indian cricketing legends reportedly have respect for each other, on and off the cricket field. The statements from Gautam Gambhir for MS Dhoni seem to indicate that, in the last few years.
Just a couple of days ago, Gautam Gambhir stated that Rohit Sharma, the current captain of Team India, became one of the top batters in ODIs after MS Dhoni decided to push him up the top of the order in 2013 when he had a massive slump in form. With that, SportsTiger looks back at three times Gautam Gambhir complimented MS Dhoni in this feature article.
Dhoni’s decision to join the army is a fantastic move
After India were knocked out of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 semi-final by New Zealand in Manchester in July, MS Dhoni took a long break from international cricket. Then, later in the same month, the Indian Army made an announcement that the former India captain was going to join 106 Territorial Army Battalion (Para) to stay there from July 31 to August 15.
Gautam Gambhir went on to compliment his former teammate for the decision to join the Indian Army and said, “Dhoni’s decision to join the army is a fantastic move. I have said many a time that Dhoni needs to spend time with the Indian Army if he really wishes to wear the uniform and now by deciding to really serve the army he has proved his dedication. This move from Dhoni will motivate thousands of youngsters to join the Indian Army,” he added.
