Gautam Gambhir praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for stopping by India’s locker room. This was after the team lost the 2023 ODI World Cup final to Australia. It was a tough loss last month.
PM Modi was spotted comforting numerous players and complimenting their efforts during the competition. Certain elements of the Indian public chastised the Indian Prime Minister for invading the players’ personal space.
Gambhir spoke up, saying the PM definitely can visit the dressing room. If he was the BCCI president, he said he’d talk to the team.
“The Prime Minister has all the right to be in that dressing room,” Gambhir said on an ANI podcast. “There was nothing wrong with that. Dr Manmohan Singh was there at the 2011 World Cup, and even Pakistan’s Prime Minister was present. It would not have been wrong if we had lost the match in front of Dr Mahmohan Singh.”
“I know what players feel after losing such a match,” he continued. “No politician, no actor, and no one in this world can feel what those players are feeling at that moment. When you see your dream get shattered, imagine what your mindset would be. If the words of the Prime Minister make them feel better, there is nothing better than it.
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Gautam Gambhir Added:
“In our country, people just want to politicize everything. The PM should have been there and he did the correct thing. In fact, if I was the BCCI president, I would have also gone and spoken to the players.”
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With Australia winning the final, the Indian players were devastated. Before falling short at the very end of the competition, the Men in Blue controlled the whole competition.
Several players, including Mohammed Shami, congratulated Narendra Modi for stopping by the locker room following the final. Shami, who ended with the most wickets, said Modi’s remarks helped lessen the sorrow of losing the World Cup.
Gautam Gambhir slams people who label Prime Minister as ‘panauti’
Gautam Gambhir also slammed known politician Rahul Gandhi’s ‘panauti’ jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, calling it the harshest term that could be used against the Prime Minister.
“People used a word like ‘panauti’, which is probably the worst word that could have been used against anyone, particularly a Prime Minister of this nation,” Gambhir added. “This word is also used for some experts when they give predictions. Why would you say this for any individual? This is the lowest thing that can be talked about.”
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