Gautam Gambhir was dropped because of his 'attitude problem', reveals former India chief selector
Gautam Gambhir
The news broke days after Gambhir relinquished Delhi's captaincy in the ongoing IPL
The unsung hero of Indian cricket, Gautam Gambhir was a part of two World Cup winning campaigns for India - in 2007 and 2011.
However, Gambhir, who was once considered the No.2 in the Indian team after MS Dhoni, fell soon.
Despite being India's highest run-scorer in both the World Cup finals, he lost his place in the national side.
Recently, former chief selector Sandeep Patil revealed the actual reason behind Gambhir's exit.
Patil said it was Gambhir's attitude that was the problem.
"He was dropped from the Indian team and the main reason behind it was his ever-growing so-called ‘attitude problem’,” Patil said to a leading news portal.
"It was due to his ‘angry young man’ attitude that I nicknamed him the Amitabh Bachchan of Indian cricket," he added.
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Patil revealed the news days after Gambhir relinquished Delhi's captaincy in the ongoing IPL.
Patil said that Gambhir's decision to return back to India after being hit by a bouncer during 2011 England series cost him dearly.
He added that the scans revealed that Gambhir's injury was not serious at all and he could have continued in that series.
Patil stated that he and Gambhir were friends for 7-8 years but the Delhi opener ended their friendship after he was dropped from the Indian team while Patil was the chief selector.
Gambhir's return to the Indian side was made tougher by the rise of his Delhi teammate Shikhar Dhawan.
Patil was the chairman of the Selection Committee at the time and decided to give Dhawan a chance in place of a struggling Gambhir.
Later on, all doors were shut for Gambhir as Murali Vijay too was performing well as an opener.
According to Patil, things have not improved between the duo and Patil believes that Gambhir is still angry with him.
However, Patil said that Gautam Gambhir will always remain his favourite cricketer.