India legend Gautam Gambhir has recalled an incident from his teenage years following which he promised himself to never touch anyone’s feet.
Speaking to India offspinner Ravichandran Ashwin on his YouTube channel, Gambhir said he once wasn’t considered for selection only because he didn’t touch the selector’s feet.
“When I was growing up, maybe when I was 12 or 13 years old, I didn’t get selected when I tried out for my first under-14 tournament because I didn’t touch the selector’s feet,” Gambhir said. “From then I promised myself that I will never ever touch anyone’s feet and I do not let anyone touch my feet.”
Gambhir represented India in 58 Tests, 147 ODIs and 37 T20Is between 2003 and 2016. During his storied career he scored 10324 runs across formats including 20 centuries and 63 half-centuries.
He also won two world cup titles during his playing career including the 2007 ICC World T20 and the 2011 ODI World Cup. Gambhir was the top-scorer for India in both the world cup finals they won.
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Gambhir had to fight another misconception about him when growing up. Since he belong to a financially affluent family, there was a perception that he didn’t have to work hard on building a career in cricket as there are other options available to him.
“I remember, coming through my career every time I failed whether it be in the under-16, under-19, Ranji Trophy or even initially in my international career, people would say that you come from a (well-off) family, you don’t need to play cricket. You’ve got so many (options), you can join your dad’s business,” Gambhir said.
“So that was the biggest perception that was hanging on my head. People did not realise that I wanted it more than them. I wanted to beat that perception. So when I was able to do that, no other perception ever bothers me. The toughest perception for me to beat in my life was that I didn’t want it that hard. I wanted it harder than any of them,” he added.
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