I don’t lack motivation, won’t call it quits, says Gambhir

TIL Desk Sports/ With age not on his side, the chances of a national comeback look relatively bleak for Gautam Gambhir despite his golden run in domestic cricket, but the feisty India opener says he won’t give up just yet.

For Gambhir, regarded one of the most complete batsmen in Indian cricket, what matters is “motivation” and the day he loses it, he won’t shy away from calling it quits. Gambhir continues to turn up for Delhi, which made it to the final of the premier Ranji Trophy this season after 10 years after they beat Bengal in the semi-final on Tuesday.

Gambhir might be out of national reckoning, but he has been in ominous form this season and that is precisely one of the reasons behind Delhi’s success. “Keep scoring runs, that is what you can control and you can do. You can’t control things which are not in your hands. The only thing you can control is to get a bat in your hand, go out there, perform and score as many runs as possible,” Gambhir told in an interview.