New Delhi: Former Indian opening batsman Gautam Gambhir Gave a big statement regarding the World Cup final match played in 2011. This match was played between India and Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka had given India a target of 275 runs. In response to which Gautam Gambhir scored 97 runs and the then captain of India ms dhoni Had played an unbeaten inning of 91 runs. India had easily won this match. Gautam Gambhir believes that this award should have been given to some other player instead of Dhoni.
Zaheer Khan rightly deserved Man of the Match: Gautam Gambhir
Former opener Gautam Gambhir, who was a part of the Indian team during the World Cup 2011 campaign, had scored more runs while batting than MS Dhoni. But he believes that Zaheer Khan deserved the Man of the Match award more than anyone else. ‘MS Dhoni got the award but I think Zaheer Khan was the real man of the match. If Zaheer had not bowled that spell, Sri Lanka would have scored around 350 runs. Nobody remembers his bowling and we only talk about my innings and Dhoni’s sixes.
Zaheer Khan bowled well in the first and last overs
While commentating on the Bangladesh vs New Zealand match played in the World Cup 2023, Gambhir said, ‘The left-arm fast bowler took two wickets for 60 runs in 10 overs, but by bowling brilliantly in the last and opening spells, Sri Lanka was on par. slap down. Zaheer started with three consecutive maiden overs before dismissing Upul Tharanga in the seventh over. He gave only six runs in his first spell of five overs. According to me, the real deserver of Man of the Match is Zaheer Khan.