How is Gautam Gambhir’s performance in Asia Cup (Photo-PTI)
The Asia Cup will start from September 9 and Team India is the biggest contender to win this tournament. India has chosen a strong team under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav and its first match will be held on 10 September with UAE. This tournament is considered to be the beginning of the preparation of the T20 World Cup next year, so every player would like to do well in it, on the other hand, this tournament will also be very special for Gautam Gambhir. He is going to enter this tournament as a head coach for the first time. Gautam Gambhir has a special relationship with the Asia Cup, he landed in this tournament thrice, once he became champion and once he got such a wound that he would not forget. Let us tell you about Gautam Gambhir’s journey of Asia Cup.
Gambhir’s performance in Asia Cup
In the Asia Cup, Gautam Gambhir has performed amazing as a player. The left -handed player participated in the Asia Cup 3 times. For the first time he landed in 2008, where he scored 259 runs in 6 matches at an average of more than 43. However, this tournament could not win Team India. In the final, Team India could not stand in front of Ajanta Mendis’s havoc balls and lost in the final by 100 runs.
However, two years later in 2010, Gautam Gambhir performed more amazing. This time his bat scored 203 runs in 4 matches at an average of more than 50. The final was against Sri Lanka and Team India won by 81 runs in Dambula. After becoming the champion of Asia in 2010, Gautam Gambhir was shocked. This player scored 111 runs in 3 matches in the 2012 Asia Cup but the team could not qualify even in the final.
Waiting for 15 years will end?
Gautam Gambhir had the distinction of becoming the champion of Asia in 2010 as a player. Now after 15 years, he has a chance to win the Asia Cup again as a coach. The competition is to be held in Dubai. India will get a tough competition from the team of Pakistan and Sri Lanka. It remains to be seen that with which strategy Gautam Gambhir makes the team champion.
