Gautam Gambhir Quotes

I can bat in the morning, afternoon, evening, night, on ice, desert, wherever and whenever. It is almost nirvana for me. It takes me away from the stresses of life.

- Gautam Gambhir

Away, Nirvana, Almost, Stresses

I came into the Indian team and was touted as someone who did well only against weaker oppositions. There were doubts creeping into my game. I was looking for support, someone to put an arm around my shoulder and say I am good and I belong to this place. Virender Sehwag is that someone for me.

- Gautam Gambhir

Game, Against, Belong, Creeping

If you start beating opponents in their backyard is when you give yourself a chance to remain No.1.

- Gautam Gambhir

Chance, Give, Remain, Beating

I like finishing the games by dominating the opposition.

- Gautam Gambhir

Opposition, Finishing, Like, Dominating

My mood depends on how I treat my toothbrushes. Being a skipper is a strenuous job, and when you are going through a rough phase, obviously you start taking out your frustration. You can't take it out on anyone: you can't take it out on your teammates or your wife. The only person that is left is your toothbrush.

- Gautam Gambhir

Treat, Through, Rough, Toothbrush

When you come out of your comfort zone, you can express yourself in front of the whole world, and there was no better stage to express yourself as a batsman and as a leader than IPL.

- Gautam Gambhir

Leader, Express, Come, Comfort Zone

People who are talking about banning IPL, they should think about many other things that are troubling the country. People who want to look after IPL will do.

- Gautam Gambhir

Think, Country, Other, Banning

I grew up playing on unprepared surfaces where your wicket depended on quickly adapting to the bounce. As a kid, I could never differentiate off-spin from leg-spin. All I looked to do was to try to hit the ball before it pitched.

- Gautam Gambhir

Bounce, Before, Quickly, Adapting

Kolkata Knight Riders is not about me. It is about the team.

- Gautam Gambhir

Me, Riders, About, Knight

When I play for Delhi in Ranji Trophy, I try to help Delhi win, and when I play IPL for KKR, I aim to make KKR win.

- Gautam Gambhir

Help, Play, Aim, Delhi

I've played my whole life for Delhi; I know what is good or bad for Delhi cricket.

- Gautam Gambhir

Cricket, Know, Bad, Delhi

Ultimately, DDCA is there to promote Delhi cricket. They are not there to promote themselves or set agendas. The primary job of DDCA is to look after cricket, see where Delhi cricket is going at all levels.

- Gautam Gambhir

Going, Agendas, Set, Delhi

I love watching movies. I am a big movie buff.

- Gautam Gambhir

Love, Movies, Big, Big Movie

A small country like Israel has compulsory military training. But countries like India, that are so much bigger, have no compulsory military training, so people don't understand how the military functions. They have no knowledge of how it works, no respect for it.

- Gautam Gambhir

Small, Country, Works, No Respect

When I got dropped for the World Cup, there were times I didn't want to play anymore. I didn't want to practise. I couldn't motivate myself. Then I said, 'Look what are the options?' Cricket is the only option. Whether I play happily or sadly, it's still all I have. There are not a lot of things I am good at.

- Gautam Gambhir

Play, Anymore, Dropped, Motivate

Every day, I get up to hit the gym; the schedule is such that it gives me the requisite energy to last the entire day. I stress on cardiovascular exercises, and the workout is programmed with my sporting schedule. Most of the fitness schedule is based on what I require for my upcoming matches.

- Gautam Gambhir

Every Day, Hit, Entire, Cardiovascular

There is no point in winning contests if you can't leave mental scars on the minds of the opposition teams.

- Gautam Gambhir

Winning, Mental, Teams, Contests

Cricket is a team game. If you want fame for yourself, go play an individual game.

- Gautam Gambhir

Game, Play, Individual, Team Game

Sometimes in a team game, the entire spotlight is on one man.

- Gautam Gambhir

Team, Game, Sometimes, Team Game

Youngsters getting hooked to IPL is a dangerous sign for Indian cricket.

- Gautam Gambhir

Cricket, Dangerous, Getting, Indian

Whatever good or bad is said by former cricketers is considered gospel. Our media should not blow out of proportion the opinion of former cricketers.

- Gautam Gambhir

Bad, Proportion, Considered, Blow

Being an impatient guy, even off the field, I would always look to score runs and score them quickly. Sometimes I panic if runs are not coming.

- Gautam Gambhir

Always, Impatient, Quickly, Runs

Ask any batsman what gives him maximum satisfaction. It's scoring runs, whether it's Ranji Trophy or any form of the game. When you get back to your room, knowing that you have scored a hundred, it gives you satisfaction.

- Gautam Gambhir

Game, Scoring, Hundred, Runs

T20 runs should only be a criteria to get selected for a T20 side. The moment you start picking players in the one-day format by their T20 performance, then you are giving your domestic 50-over competitions absolutely no relevance.

- Gautam Gambhir

Giving, Your, Criteria, Runs

I have never played cricket for selfish reasons like scoring 800-900 runs on flat tracks to make a comeback.

- Gautam Gambhir

Like, Reasons, Scoring, Runs

I know that my job is to score runs, and I will continue to do that.

- Gautam Gambhir

Will, Continue, Score, Runs

Obviously, you want to get big runs. But then, as a captain, you want to play on result-oriented wickets.

- Gautam Gambhir

Play, Want, Big, Runs

You don't want to end up with a huge tally of runs after eight games but with your team out of contention.

- Gautam Gambhir

Team, Want, Your, Runs

My primary job is to score runs and make KKR win, and that's what I am trying to do. Rest, I don't think too much. That's how I have always played my game.

- Gautam Gambhir

Rest, Think, Always, Runs

Yes, it is always good to contribute, but the most important thing is where we finish on the points table. That is more important to me than how many runs I score.

- Gautam Gambhir

The Most Important, Always, Runs

To me, form is not about scoring runs but how you feel about your game. Sometimes the runs are not there, but you know you are batting well, and that is good form for me.

- Gautam Gambhir

Game, Batting, Scoring, Runs

I do not usually follow a rigid fitness regimen, and most of it depends upon what goals I have in my mind.

- Gautam Gambhir

Mind, Depends, Most, Goals

White ball cricket can be taxing on bowlers and can be a distraction for a youngster, too.

- Gautam Gambhir

Distraction, White, Ball, Taxing

Tests are special, the format closest to my heart.

- Gautam Gambhir

Special, Tests, Format, Closest

When I am captaining a side, the way I play would be the way my team plays as well. If I will be joking around all the time, I wouldn't expect people to take me seriously.

- Gautam Gambhir

Play, Side, Plays, Joking

Sportsmen do not need Bollywood or film industry; they do not need publicity: it could be the other way round.

- Gautam Gambhir

Other, Round, Sportsmen, Bollywood

India should not have any ties with Pakistan, be it Bollywood or cricket. I am shocked that Bollywood is saying that cricket and movies should be kept ahead of national sentiments.

- Gautam Gambhir

Ahead, Pakistan, Sentiments, Bollywood

There should be no cricket and Bollywood ties with Pakistan till Pakistan stops cross-border terrorism.

- Gautam Gambhir

Cricket, Till, Ties, Bollywood

At one point, when I didn't make the 2007 World Cup squad, I was very, very frustrated. Then I became very hard on myself. Whenever I used to go to the nets, or when I trained in the gym, I was very hard on myself. I couldn't sleep; I used to think a lot. Very, very desperate to make a comeback.

- Gautam Gambhir

Very, Became, Frustrated, Comeback

Every relation forms its own defined and non-defined rules.

- Gautam Gambhir

Rules, Own, Every, Defined

I think the only time I show my emotions and anger is on the cricket field; otherwise, I've mellowed down. And with age, I think, with age you always end up mellowing down.

- Gautam Gambhir

Think, Always, Otherwise, Only Time

For most part of my stint as KKR leader, I have always been one of the boys: easy-going, relaxed, and a bit of a prankster.

- Gautam Gambhir

Leader, Always, Been, Easy-Going

Any quality player can adjust well to the different demands. It is like a good tennis player who is expected to adjust to the clay at the French Open, the grass at Wimbledon, the hard courts of the U.S. and the heat of the Australian Open. A professional is expected to do all that.

- Gautam Gambhir

Heat, Australian, Courts, Wimbledon

Some individuals relish the fact that they are not drawing attention and can quietly go about their game while others want to show off.

- Gautam Gambhir

Game, Fact, Some, Relish

Sport doesn't work on knee-jerk reactions.

- Gautam Gambhir

Work, Sport, Reactions

Ravi Shastri has been claiming that Indian team was very successful under him, but he never told us that India lost ODI series to Bangladesh, lost ODI series to South Africa at home.

- Gautam Gambhir

Been, South Africa, Very, Indian

I am talking as an Indian and not as as a cricketer. I believe we should not have any ties or relationship with Pakistan. For me, it is very important to protect our people.

- Gautam Gambhir

Talking, Very, Pakistan, Indian

I am very passionate about Indian hockey.

- Gautam Gambhir

I Am, Hockey, Very, Indian

I am happy to lose spots on the IPL Fairplay award list, but I cannot see my team slipping on the points table.

- Gautam Gambhir

Happy, I Am Happy, Slipping, Table

I genuinely do not even see the stats. It is just about the ability of the individual; what he brings to the table is all that matters.

- Gautam Gambhir

Individual, About, Genuinely, Table

I've always maintained - a captain is only as good as his team. It is not about my leadership, it is not about me.

- Gautam Gambhir

Leadership, Always, His, Maintained

I've always maintained that the problem in India is that we only give credit to big contributions.

- Gautam Gambhir

Big, Give, Always, Maintained

I have always maintained that bowlers win you a cricket match whatever the format.

- Gautam Gambhir

Cricket, Match, Always, Maintained

I never thought of starting a cricket academy because every second person is starting a cricket academy.

- Gautam Gambhir

Thought, Cricket, Never, Every Second

I believe in backing players and helping them out with their game.

- Gautam Gambhir

Game, Players, Helping, Backing

IPL is good for limelight and making money.

- Gautam Gambhir

Good, Money, Making, Limelight

Most of my diet is low on carbohydrates and fats.

- Gautam Gambhir

Low, Most, Carbohydrates, Fats

Sledging makes things interesting. There are no robots playing. They are humans who want to perform well for the country. So when stakes are so high, emotions will take over. Sometimes sledging gets the best out of you.

- Gautam Gambhir

Best, Country, Sometimes, Robots

When I'm playing a team sport, it's not about one individual, it's about everyone, from me to the other 23 people who were there, to all the support staff who've worked very hard behind the scenes.

- Gautam Gambhir

Behind, Other, Very, Team Sport

If you ask me, a batsman has very few opportunities as compared to a bowler. A bowler knows, if he gets hit for a six or a boundary, he has another delivery left to get back and take a wicket. For a batsman, one loose shot, and you are out. A bowler will always have 24 opportunities.

- Gautam Gambhir

Very, Boundary, Bowler, Loose

If a youngster can come up to me and share his problems or share his experiences or share something that he does off cricket, that can obviously help you build a better relation with one-on-one, and that can help you captain him on the cricket field.

- Gautam Gambhir

Come, One-On-One, Obviously, Youngster

I think Delhiites know how to party, but Kolkata has people who know how to celebrate. I think that's the main difference.

- Gautam Gambhir

Celebrate, Think, I Think, Party

Irrespective of whether Anil Kumble is the coach or Ravi Shastri, what's more important is that India wins.

- Gautam Gambhir

Important, Wins, Whether, Irrespective

Ultimately, the one who scores the winning run is a finisher, irrespective of whether he's an opening batsman or No 11. What matters is how much you are contributing. If you can win matches for your team, you are a finisher.

- Gautam Gambhir

Run, Your, Scores, Irrespective

I may try and get into education. I may open a school, and that is my ultimate dream. Opening a school will give education to children, who are the future of our country. If we can educate them in a proper way, I think that will change the future of the country.

- Gautam Gambhir

Education, Country, I Think, Educate

I don't enjoy cricket. I just take it as a priority... something that I have to do.

- Gautam Gambhir

Enjoy, Cricket, Take, Priority

For me, it's fine to be aggressive and play hard. As long as you're not getting personal, it's fine, and you can do whatever you can to upset the opposition.

- Gautam Gambhir

Play, Personal, Upset, Aggressive

When you are playing against an opposition, you want to go out there and win a game, and for that, you have to be aggressive.

- Gautam Gambhir

Game, Opposition, Against, Aggressive

I'm aggressive on the field and a team-man to the core.

- Gautam Gambhir

Field, Core, Aggressive

Any opportunity you get to play for your country and wear that blue cap is an honour.

- Gautam Gambhir

Play, Country, Honour, Cap

There are not enough turning pitches in India, which is why we are not getting good spinners.

- Gautam Gambhir

Getting, Turning, Which, Pitches

Our flag is our identity, and we can't disrespect or let anyone else disrespect our identity.

- Gautam Gambhir

Identity, Flag, Anyone, Disrespect

When I go on to the field, it is also like my office. I have to give my 100 per cent, and I have to be really committed to it. It's all about winning.

- Gautam Gambhir

Winning, Give, Committed, Per

Call me whatever you want; I'll always speak for the Army. Without understanding the extreme conditions they're in, you can't question the extreme action they take.

- Gautam Gambhir

Question, Want, Always, Conditions

I would never go to a cinema hall to watch a biopic on a cricketer. I am not a big fan of people making biopics on sportsmen, especially cricketers. I think there are far bigger people who have done much more for the country, and films should be made on them.

- Gautam Gambhir

Big, Country, I Think, Sportsmen

Sometime you need to give credit to the opposition.

- Gautam Gambhir

Opposition, Give, Sometime, Credit

I am very insecure because that's how I have played cricket. Since Under-14, I was told, 'If you don't perform, you will be dropped.' I have started living with this system.

- Gautam Gambhir

Living, Will, Very, Insecure

I've always wanted to do something for the defence forces - I've always said that the Army always has been my first love. It's about what they do selflessly for the country.

- Gautam Gambhir

Love, Country, Always, First Love

In India, you need to look intense to be classified a good cricketing brain.

- Gautam Gambhir

India, Need, Classified, Intense

I am an intense person on the field. I always want to win, as it matters to me a lot. That's why I never like to lose the focus or intensity.

- Gautam Gambhir

Want, Always, Like, Intense

I am a completely different person off the field, and my friends and family can vouch for that.

- Gautam Gambhir

Friends, Off, Am, Different Person

One needs to be clear headed. I believe in all-round fitness.

- Gautam Gambhir

Fitness, Clear, Needs, I Believe In

It used to hurt me that people thought I didn't have the technique and the temperament to play Test cricket.

- Gautam Gambhir

Thought, Play, Test, Hurt

Sometimes it's important to get out of that comfort zone and, I think, try new things, and sometimes you can express yourself better.

- Gautam Gambhir

Think, New, I Think, Comfort Zone

I have been a part of the teams which had the original great man - Sachin Tendulkar. I remember in 2007-08 tour of Australia, Sachin paaji would get all the attention from the locals.

- Gautam Gambhir

I Remember, Been, Which, Great Man

It's not a successful captain that makes a successful team.

- Gautam Gambhir

Team, Captain, Makes, Successful

I play for India, I play for the 100 million people of my country.

- Gautam Gambhir

Play, Country, Million, Million People

One thing I realised was that everyone is different. You can't compare two human beings.

- Gautam Gambhir

Everyone, Compare, Realised, Beings

National interest is above anything else. Just because you sit in an air-conditioned room, you can say you shouldn't relate cricket and movies to politics. Ask anyone who has lost a family member to terror attacks, and you will get your answer.

- Gautam Gambhir

Politics, Your, National Interest

Things happen on the field. It has happened between me and other players, but we always left it out there.

- Gautam Gambhir

Happen, Always, Other, Things Happen

I think a captain is someone who captains on the cricket field but, most of the leadership that happens is off the cricket field. It's very easy to captain people on the cricket field, but if you can start leading them off the cricket field, and show them that trust, what you have in them.

- Gautam Gambhir

Trust, Think, Very, Captain

I am a great believer that a captain is as good as his team.

- Gautam Gambhir

I Am, Believer, His, Captain

I think you need to be a leader, not a captain. You may have seen a lot of captains in this country, but the most important thing is to be a leader.

- Gautam Gambhir

Leader, Think, Country, Captain

I have been brought up watching the 'Rocky' series and 'First Blood' series. I am obviously a big fan of Sylvester Stallone.

- Gautam Gambhir

Big, Been, Brought, Rocky

People make a mistake thinking that two people with identical mindset gel well.

- Gautam Gambhir

Mistake, Mindset, Well, Identical

No one can act like Bachchan saab or bat like Virender Sehwag.

- Gautam Gambhir

Act, Like, Bat

People are quick to form opinions online, but they're also quick to change them. If you have an opinion, stand by it and see it through. I stand by what I put up.

- Gautam Gambhir

Change, Through, Quick, Opinion

Playing on a low surface is always difficult for anyone to play their strokes. You need to be more of a grafter.

- Gautam Gambhir

Play, Surface, Always, Strokes

Yes, I'm the same grumpy Gautam who smiles very less on the field. I go very quiet before going into the match. I guess it works for me, though my team-mates keep telling me it is just a game.

- Gautam Gambhir

Game, Very, Telling, Grumpy

According to me, there couldn't be a better choice for India's coach than Anil Kumble.

- Gautam Gambhir

Better, Than, According, Coach

I am a very strong believer in one thing. The more physically fit you are, the more mentally fit you get.

- Gautam Gambhir

Strong, More, Very, Believer

I think only a batsman will be able to tell you about the goose bumps he gets after hitting a perfect cover drive. I'm one of them.

- Gautam Gambhir

Think, Perfect, I Think, Hitting

The day I feel like I can't contribute to the team's success, that's the day I am going to call it quits.

- Gautam Gambhir

Like, Going, Contribute, Quits

I have always loved the big stage and would often tell my friends while growing up that I'd want to help India win the World Cup one day.

- Gautam Gambhir

Big, Tell, One Day, Cup

I think that a leader is someone that needs to make an impact on, off the cricket field and in their lives as well.

- Gautam Gambhir

Leader, Think, Needs, Impact

Strike rates depend on the surfaces you play on.

- Gautam Gambhir

Play, Depend, Rates, Strike

I love discussing my game with people who have similar mindsets.

- Gautam Gambhir

Love, Game, Similar, Discussing

You need different skills to do well in 50-overs cricket. You need completely different skills to do well in Test cricket. You need different skills to do well in T20 cricket. It is not the same.

- Gautam Gambhir

Test, Need, Same, Skills

I always believe in giving a lot of security to players. When you pick someone, you pick someone with a lot of trust and stick with that someone.

- Gautam Gambhir

Trust, Always, Players, Stick

I want to be part of the team that wins a Test series in England and Australia.

- Gautam Gambhir

England, Test, Wins, Australia

A bowler will always say it's a batsman's game.

- Gautam Gambhir

Game, Will, Always, Bowler

I want to do whatever will make my team win.

- Gautam Gambhir

Team, Want, Will, Team Win

The face of the team are the people who're playing on the cricket field. The team is not about one individual.

- Gautam Gambhir

Face, Cricket, Individual, Field

When you go out on the field, you don't go out to make friends... I play to win the game and not just to compete.

- Gautam Gambhir

Game, Play, Compete, Field

What happens on the field should stay on the field.

- Gautam Gambhir

Stay, Happens, Should, Field

If there is hockey or football and cricket on my television, I prefer to watch hockey.

- Gautam Gambhir

Cricket, Watch, Prefer, Hockey

Winning is something that makes people happy.

- Gautam Gambhir

Happy, People, Makes, Winning

As a leader, you want your team to play as you are.

- Gautam Gambhir

Play, Want, Your, Leader

Life of people of this country is far more important than any sports or any other thing.

- Gautam Gambhir

Important, Country, Other, Sports

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