Gambhir Says India Beating Pakistan in Asia Cup was Revenge for Champions Trophy Defeat

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Sreelata YellamrazuJun 19 2010

The Indian opener talked after the match about how the match had revenge written all over it.

gautam gambhir evades akhtar bouncer

Gautam Gambhir spoke at the presentation ceremony after India beat Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2010 and talked about the Indian dressing room was pumped up for the game because they remembered their defeat in the ICC Champions Trophy 2009 in South Africa, "The Champions Trophy was fresh in my mind, this was payback time. Not only me, the whole team was determined to win this one. The gameplan was to have wickets in hand, not to just go bang bang. We had some big hitters to follow, we kept telling each other we need to bat as long as possible. We had Powerplay in the last 10 too. The way Bhajji ( Harbhajan Singh ) and ( Suresh ) Raina finished off was great."

No doubt, Pakistan will be thinking of this the next time they meet each other on the field. And the saga continues. But who's complaining?

P.S. In case you are wondering about the picture above, it is of Gautam Gambhir evading a bouncer from Shoaib Akhtar.

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