A bowler will always say it's a batsman's game. Gautam Gambhir More Quotes by Gautam Gambhir More Quotes From Gautam Gambhir To me, form is not about scoring runs but how you feel about your game. Sometimes the runs are not there, but you know you are batting well, and that is good form for me. Gautam Gambhir how-you-feelgamesrunning It used to hurt me that people thought I didn't have the technique and the temperament to play Test cricket. Gautam Gambhir hurtplaypeople I can bat in the morning, afternoon, evening, night, on ice, desert, wherever and whenever. It is almost nirvana for me. It takes me away from the stresses of life. I think only a batsman will be able to tell you about the goose bumps he gets after hitting a perfect cover drive. I'm one of them. Gautam Gambhir stressmorningnight I think Delhiites know how to party, but Kolkata has people who know how to celebrate. I think that's the main difference. Gautam Gambhir differencespartythinking Our flag is our identity, and we can't disrespect or let anyone else disrespect our identity. Gautam Gambhir flagourdisrespectidentity Sometimes it's important to get out of that comfort zone and, I think, try new things, and sometimes you can express yourself better. Gautam Gambhir yourselfthinkyousometimes Cricket is a team game. If you want fame for yourself, go play an individual game. Gautam Gambhir yourselfgameyoucricket I think a captain is someone who captains on the cricket field but, most of the leadership that happens is off the cricket field. It's very easy to captain people on the cricket field, but if you can start leading them off the cricket field, and show them that trust, what you have in them. Gautam Gambhir youtrustleadershippeople National interest is above anything else. Just because you sit in an air-conditioned room, you can say you shouldn't relate cricket and movies to politics. Ask anyone who has lost a family member to terror attacks, and you will get your answer. Gautam Gambhir youcricketfamilypolitics I think that a leader is someone that needs to make an impact on, off the cricket field and in their lives as well. Gautam Gambhir someonethinkcricketleader Some individuals relish the fact that they are not drawing attention and can quietly go about their game while others want to show off. Gautam Gambhir gamegodrawingattention I've played my whole life for Delhi; I know what is good or bad for Delhi cricket. Gautam Gambhir badgoodcricketlife At one point, when I didn't make the 2007 World Cup squad, I was very, very frustrated. Then I became very hard on myself. Whenever I used to go to the nets, or when I trained in the gym, I was very hard on myself. I couldn't sleep; I used to think a lot. Very, very desperate to make a comeback. Gautam Gambhir myselfgymsleepworld I am a great believer that a captain is as good as his team. Gautam Gambhir i-amgreatgoodteam I grew up playing on unprepared surfaces where your wicket depended on quickly adapting to the bounce. As a kid, I could never differentiate off-spin from leg-spin. All I looked to do was to try to hit the ball before it pitched. Gautam Gambhir yournevertrykid Ravi Shastri has been claiming that Indian team was very successful under him, but he never told us that India lost ODI series to Bangladesh, lost ODI series to South Africa at home. Gautam Gambhir neverindiateamhome Sometimes in a team game, the entire spotlight is on one man. Gautam Gambhir gamemanteamsometimes I have never played cricket for selfish reasons like scoring 800-900 runs on flat tracks to make a comeback. Gautam Gambhir nevercricketcomebackselfish If you ask me, a batsman has very few opportunities as compared to a bowler. A bowler knows, if he gets hit for a six or a boundary, he has another delivery left to get back and take a wicket. For a batsman, one loose shot, and you are out. A bowler will always have 24 opportunities. Gautam Gambhir willbackmeyou I've always maintained that the problem in India is that we only give credit to big contributions. Gautam Gambhir alwayscreditindiaproblem
