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Navjot Singh Sidhu with Gautam Gambhir© X (Twitter)
Gautam Gambhir clinched his first title as the pinnacle coach of the Indian workforce because the boys defeated New Zealand within the ICC Champions Trophy remaining. Gambhir, who changed the large void left by Rahul Dravid after India’s T20 World Cup 2024 triumph, was subjected to loads of criticism over sure outcomes, particularly in red-ball cricket, however he delivered a knockout punch to critics as India received the Champions Trophy title for the second time within the nation’s historical past. Amid celebrations within the Dubai Worldwide Cricket Stadium, a priceless second unfolded between Gambhir and former India cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu.
Sidhu, who is thought for his proses and poetry, particularly whereas sitting within the commentary field, witnessed Gambhir don the hat of a poet in entrance of him. The consequence was completely spellbinding.
“Fann kuchalne ka hunar seekhiye janab…”, stated Gambhir earlier than Sidhu accomplished it saying, “saapon ke darr se jungle nahi chhore jaate.”
— Navjot Singh Sidhu (@sherryontopp) March 9, 2025
Sidhu then additionally dared Gambhir to do Bhangra however the India head coach chickened out. Although Gambhir did give a Bhangra pose in a while, he did not dance at the same time as Sidhu insisted repeatedly.
After the sport, India captain Rohit Sharma additionally lauded Gambhir after the match, thanking him for again the best way he needed to play, in addition to the mindset he needed to instill within the workforce.
“It (attacking game) is not natural to me but it is something I really wanted to do, when you are trying to do something different you need the backing of the team, you need the backing of the management and they were right through with me. In the ODI World Cup as well with Rahul bhai, this is what I spoke to him and he was very much okay with it, and now Gauti bhai as well. It’s all about getting the backing of the team and the management as well. It’s something I really wanted to do. I have played all these years in a different style, but I wanted to try and do something different, try and see if we can play differently and get the results that we were looking for,” Rohit had stated after the sport.
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