When asked about the reports that the southpaw was set to join BJP and contest for a Lok Sabha seat, the former Indian opener told the Mumbai Mirror: “It is all a rumour. I don’t know who started it.”
When asked about the most difficult bowler that he has faced, the southpaw picked the all-time leading Test wicket-taker despite his impressive record against him.
“It has to be Muttiah Muralitharan. What a bowler, he was a magician. I used to watch his hand very closely and would pick him 7-8 times out of 10. His biggest strength was control and consistency,” Gambhir said.
In international cricket, Gambhir has faced up against the wily off-spinner in 26 matches and has been dismissed just seven times across both ODIs and Tests. He also has a good record against him, which the numbers clearly show.
Despite facing the Sri Lankan off-spinner in nine Test matches, Gambhir was dismissed just four times by him and even then had a healthy average of 69.75 against him. In ODIs as well, the southpaw had a very good record against him, having been dismissed just thrice in 17 matches and averaging an incredible 93.33 against the spin wizard from Sri Lanka.
The 37-year-old also added that India are currently in transition and will find it difficult to win in Australia. While he remained non-committal about who was going to win the series, he did add that the hosts are a handful in their own backyard.
“Heart says India, but mind says Australia,” he added.
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