Former Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir revealed that he was heartbroken and cried the entire night after India's one-run loss against Australia in the 1992 ODI World Cup match which was played in Brisbane. India almost pulled off a famous win but eventually fell short and this defeat had a big impact on an 11-year-old Gautam Gambhir, who pledged to win a World Cup for India that night.
Gambhir recalls his reaction to India's loss to Australia in 1992 World Cup
Gambhir said that he wanted to win the World Cup for India after watching that match. He also revealed how emotional he was on that night and has never cried like that before or after that night.
"After seeing a match, I wanted to win the World Cup for India. I remember the 1992 India-Australia World Cup game in Brisbane, which India lost by one run, and I actually remember that I cried the entire night. I have never cried like that before or after that, and I don't know why," Gambhir was quoted as saying by OneCricket.
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"I was an 11-year-old at that time. I cried the entire night and said that I wanted to win the World Cup for India. I said that in 1992 and I was able to fulfill that dream in 2011. I would have felt unhappy before or after that match but I didn't used to cry like that," he added.
Gambhir was able to do so on two occasions, he played two match-winning knocks both in the 2007 T20 World Cup and 2011 ODI World Cup Finals. It was his knocks that played a game-changing role in the Final of both mega tournaments.
Gambhir in contention of becoming next Indian head coach
Gautam Gambhir is being considered as the front-runner for the position of the next Indian head coach. Rahul Dravid's tenure came to an end with India's historic win in the Final of the T20 World Cup 2024 which also ended their 11-year-long trophy drought. However, there is no official announcement on his successor but Gambhir is expected to take up the office after him.
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