In a video that went viral on social media very quickly, Gambhir confirmed an obscene gesture to the part of crowd chanting ‘Kohli Kohli’ whereas he was making his means out of the sphere.
But the two-time World Cup profitable participant Gambhir clarified that what appeared within the video was not right and his response got here within the wake of anti-India slogans raised by some Pakistanis.
Gambhir additionally confused on the truth that what’s proven on social media has no fact.
“What is shown on social media has no truth in it because people show whatever they want to show. The truth about the video that went viral is that if you raise anti-India slogans and speak about Kashmir then the person before you will obviously react and not smile and leave,” Gambhir informed reporters.
“There were 2-3 Pakistanis there who were speaking anti-India things and things on Kashmir. So, it was my natural reaction. I can’t hear anything against my country. So, that was my reaction,” he added.
Gambhir additionally posted his clarification on X, previously Twitter, saying “Not everything is as it seems. Any Indian would react how I did to the kind of slogans used against our nation. I love our players & I love my country.”
Earlier, Gambhir mentioned Ishan Kishan has “done everything” to earn a spot forward of KL Rahul for the World Cup and the Karnataka batter wouldn’t even have been thought-about if he was competing with Rohit Sharma or Virat Kohli.
“Tell me something, what is more important to win a championship – name or form? If Rohit (Sharma) or Virat (Kohli) had scored something similar (four consecutive fifties), would you still say that KL Rahul would replace them?” Gambhir informed Disney-Hotstar.
“The point is, when you’re gearing up to win the World Cup, you don’t see the name, you judge by their form. You choose the player who can perform and win you the World Cup,” Gambhir mentioned.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com