Gambhir backed me in my early days: Ashwin
New Indian ExpressCHENNAI: ACE off-spinner R Ashwin was all praise for former India captain Gautam Gambhir, calling him a fighter and as someone who backed him in the early stages of his career. Speaking at the launch of his book - I have the Streets, A Kutti Cricket Story - in Chennai, Ashwin said, “He’s just unbelievable, and his hunger and the ‘not to lose’ mindset. After being sidelined for almost two years during my initial days, my first full series came just before the 2011 World Cup against New Zealand. Him and MS Dhoni were the only two guys who did this to me.” The book I have the Streets - Ashwin’s biography which he has co-authoured with Sidharth Monga - traces Ashwin’s journey from the streets of West Mambalam in Chennai till the Indian team’s World Cup win in 2011, his love for cricket on the streets of Chennai, where he found the purest form of joy playing the game with his friends, and so much more.
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