Gautam Gambhir discloses his retirement plans

Dixit Bhargav | 16/10/2018
Gautam Gambhir discloses his retirement plans

Gautam Gambhir discloses his retirement plans: The Indian cricketer doesn’t seem to be in any hurry regarding the big decision.

Veteran Indian batsman Gautam Gambhir, who turned 37 on Sunday, talked about his retirement plans in a TV show recently. Speaking to NDTV Sports, Gambhir said that he doesn’t have any plans of immediate retirement and that his current focus is to win the Vijay Hazare Trophy for Delhi.

On being asked about retirement, Gambhir was quoted, “No, till the time I keep scoring runs, that makes me happy. You keep doing it. I think scoring runs, winning, coming back to the dressing room happy, being in the winning environment makes me happy.

“Till the time I have that passion in me, where I want to come back to a happy dressing room, I want to be a part of that happy environment — I am going to keep going, and the day I feel that there are no emotions involved in it then I would think it’s time to go.”

Gambhir had last played for India during England’s tour of India in 2016 at Rajkot (first Test). His last ODI and T20I had come way back in 2013 and 2012 respectively. Since then, Gambhir has been a regular member in the Indian domestic circuit.

After playing as a batsman last season, Gambhir is back leading Delhi this year. Leading from the front, he has scored 490 runs in eight matches at an average of 61.25 and a strike rate of 117.78, which includes a couple of centuries. On his 37th birthday, Gambhir had scored his 21st List A century.

After defeating Haryana by 5 wickets in the Quarter finals, Delhi will lock horns against Jharkhand in the Semi final stage on Thursday, i.e., October 18. Read the latest tweets on Gambhir below:

 

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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